Nation/Atnaia

The Technocratic Hegemony of Atnaia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Hegemon Thomas Wessich with an iron fist, and remarkable for its smutty television, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 3.685 billion Atnaians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, corrupt government prioritizes Industry, although Law & Order, Education, and Defense are also considered important, while Spirituality and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Purth-Graje. The average income tax rate is 9.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Atnaian economy, worth a remarkable 1,009 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 273,897 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Anti-vaxxers claim that injected children are prone to psychotic breaks when they see the 'Queen of Diamonds' playing card, referenda are banned by law and the Parliament has absolute control of the legislative process, a National Academy regulates grammar and usage, and prankster scientists legally change their names to silly pseudonyms before major discoveries. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Atnaia's national animal is the Basuu, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Balnianism.

Atnaia is ranked 41,650th in the world and 112th in The Western Isles for Nudest, with 176.25 Cheeks Per Square Mile.