The Republic of Atarnes is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed population of 1.518 billion Atarnesians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Loychester. The average income tax rate is 58.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Atarnesian economy, worth 52.7 trillion Atanas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 34,726 Atanas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A proud mining community is considering a rebellion after the Capital officially renamed them 'District XII', there's a bright dawn ahead for Atarnes, the easiest method of escaping from prison is to take singing lessons, and town welcome signs list corporate sponsors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Atarnes's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Atarnes is ranked 55,565^th in the world and 2^nd in Bounvandar for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,806.67 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.