The Republic of Aterwall is a mid-sized, safe nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws. The democratic, devout population of 50 million Aterwallians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 16.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Aterwallian economy, worth 2.16 trillion Dollers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 43,106 Dollers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, birds and children's kites are regularly brought down by anti-aircraft fire, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, and a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway. Crime is almost non-existent. Aterwall's national animal is the Poop.

Aterwall is ranked 116,981^st in the world and 115^th in The Order of the Grey Wardens for Safest, scoring 76.8 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.