The Republic of NLCA 0450 is a small, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning cat population. The hard-working population of 23 million NLCA 0450ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 16.5%.

The NLCA 0450ian economy, worth 1.06 trillion ounces a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. Average income is 46,225 ounces, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NLCA 0450's national animal is the cat.

NLCA 0450 is ranked 197,467^th in the world and 10^th in The federation of Washington for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 874.91 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.