The High-Technate of Athretvari is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Strategosa Anra Agājio with an even hand, and notable for its vat-grown people, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 19.897 billion Hrenvari 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ars Scientia. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Athretvarian economy, worth an astonishing 12,923 trillion 붇 Athcoins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is a breathtaking 649,505 붇 Athcoins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There is a growing belief that consciousness is a simulated illusion within a computer-generated reality, requests to "pass the salt" are supported by tank divisions, all government communication requires the imprimatur of the Truth Police, and graverobbers claim they're acting within the interest of 'scientific preservation'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Athretvari's national animal is the Pygmy Banshee-Berserker Cat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Scientific Universalism.

Athretvari is ranked 80^th in the world and 1^st in New Coalition of Nations for Most Developed, scoring 100.09 on the Human Development Index.