The Terrible Swift Sword of Athos 5 is a gargantuan, genial nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles, public floggings, and ritual sacrifices. The compassionate, devout population of 22.514 billion Athos 5ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government prioritizes Education, although Defense, Industry, and Environment are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 59.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Athos 5ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,845 trillion $$s a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 81,959 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Heavily-laden pregnant women are told they can manage, professional athletes juggle part-time jobs to avoid bankruptcy, extraordinary tribunals try accused financial criminals, and the recently unemployed can often be seen at the local homeless shelter. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Athos 5's national animal is the Dolly Varden, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Athos 5 is ranked 61,294^th in the world and 1^st in Full Communism for Lowest Crime Rates, with 71.51 law-abiding acts per hour.