The Kingdom of Athant is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by King Constantine III with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 8.393 billion Athantians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Athanas. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.9%.

The all-consuming Athantian economy, worth 709 trillion Rodins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 84,584 Rodins, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 373,922 per year while the poor average 11,969, a ratio of 31.2 to 1.

Chalkboards are replaced with billboards in the classroom, kids looking for shark teeth have become ancient history, pawn shop reality shows dominate basic cable, and wars of expansion are described as "peacekeeping operations". Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Athant's national animal is the Dolphin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Verdigrisism.

Athant is ranked 49,003^rd in the world and 53^rd in Barbaria for Most Patriotic, with 27.95 flags saluted per person per day.