The Fallen Empire of Ataraxia Somnia is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Os Invidian with an even hand, and notable for its digital currency, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, humorless population of 8.781 billion Somniums have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vitae Mori. The average income tax rate is 92.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Somnolentus economy, worth a remarkable 1,346 trillion Sacrons a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 153,395 Sacrons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children's bedrooms are often decorated with posters of successful accountants, it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma, the fire protection service is wholly government-funded, and parents dread their examinations more than their children. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ataraxia Somnia's national animal is the Koala, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ataraxia Somnia is ranked 6,550^th in the world and 336^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 13,035.24 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.