The Disputed Territories of Atiol is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The quiet, industrious population of 2.266 billion Atiolians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 48.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Atiolian economy, worth 84.4 trillion Tiols a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,250 Tiols, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Harassed women are constantly hassled by guys who are "just giving them compliments", it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws, carbon-footprint restrictions are making businesses walk, and libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Atiol's national animal is the Whale, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Atiol is ranked 84,586^th in the world and 2^nd in Valderon for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 45.34 on the Kitten Softness Rating.