The People's Republic of Atrisa is a tiny, cultured nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical population of 9 million Atrisans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social and economic equality; they tend to view other countries as corrupted by the hollow pageantry of sham elections.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 59.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The fair Atrisan economy, worth 426 billion Atris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 47,428 Atris, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Serial killers who are released early distribute death but not their seed, Leader's Dreadnought-class tankbuster limousine is said to have more ammunition than the entire Brancalandian Army, the installation of street lights across remote goat tracks has left citizens bemused, and making up random numbers to name new asteroids is the bulk of astronomers' work. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Atrisa's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Atrisa is ranked 6,835^th in the world and 53^rd in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 9,948.01 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.