The Imperial Tsardom of Atrito is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Tsar Corsac with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, digital currency, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 3.01 billion Atritans 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 large, corrupt government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Law & Order, and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of North Atritia. The average income tax rate is 83.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Atritan economy, worth 425 trillion Imperial Marks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Trout Farming. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 141,354 Imperial Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Corrupt industrial practices are spreading like a plague, economists claim no news is good news, power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky, and children raised in multi-faith households claim the other deity would let them stay up later. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Atrito's national animal is the Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Anchorism.

Atrito is ranked 37,530^th in the world and 1,699^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Transport, scoring 1,525.88 on the Societal Mobility Rating.