The Serene Atrythonic Kingdom of Atrito is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by King Edward II with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.892 billion Atritons enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Port Atritia. The average income tax rate is 83.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Atriton economy, worth a remarkable 1,815 trillion Atriton Pounds a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 183,501 Atriton Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Would-be emigrants are told "abandon all hope all ye who would exit here", tower block residents are each held responsible for four square inches of front lawn, saying "don't do anything that King Edward II wouldn't do" doesn't exclude a great deal, and the government is washing its hands of alleged corruption. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Atrito's national animal is the Atritic Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Oceanic Paganism.

Atrito is ranked 5,695^th in the world and 290^th in The North Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 2,191.27 pounds of wildlife per square mile.