The Join Lily of 17th Catgirl Division is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The devout population of 11.925 billion Join Lily 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 21.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Join Lily economy, worth 521 trillion Join Lilies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 43,729 Join Lilies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The government tells its citizens to 'forgive and forget', it takes months to get the proper permits for a child's first tricycle, reports of arson have doubled since the introduction of a privatised fire protection service, and it's widely agreed that to tennis players love means nothing. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 17th Catgirl Division's national animal is the Join Lily, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

17th Catgirl Division is ranked 143,589^th in the world and 3,877^th in Suspicious for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 559.96 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.