The People's Republic of Atrisa is a fledgling, genial nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 6 million Atrisans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social and economic equality; they tend to view other countries as corrupted by the hollow pageantry of sham elections.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 56.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The fair Atrisan economy, worth 258 billion Atris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 43,135 Atris, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Defense lawyers suggestively note to juries how flagrantly happy victims were, the government terminates employment with extreme prejudice, calls to prayer are the newest dog whistles, and authorities are looking for a stool pigeon to rat out who is stealing food from pigeon toilets. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Atrisa's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Atrisa is ranked 64,818^th in the world and 600^th in The Leftist Assembly for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 46.76 on the Kitten Softness Rating.