The Neo-Byzantine Empire of Athant is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Basileus Constantine XII with an iron fist, and notable for its avant-garde cinema, national health service, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 9.883 billion Athantians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Education are also considered important, while International Aid and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Constantinopolos. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 34.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Athantian economy, worth a remarkable 1,133 trillion Rodins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 114,663 Rodins, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 830,192 per year while the poor average 5,020, a ratio of 165 to 1.

Anyone who doesn't attend Official Governmental Religious Services is fined, caps with skulls on them are the height of fashion, radio stations are forbidden to play anything with too much drum or bass, and the military has gone fission for more funding. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Athant's national animal is the Dolphin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Verdigrisism.

Athant is ranked 76,853^rd in the world and 31^st in Barbaria for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 3,260.84 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.