The Colony of New Atlun is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 566 million New Atlunians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 22.1%.

The very strong New Atlunian economy, worth 42.9 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 75,868 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Parents are held criminally responsible for their children's crimes, employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams, travelers are subject to extensive searches if beet stains are visible on their clothing, and fast-food chefs regularly win Health Innovation Awards for spitting on burgers. Crime is almost non-existent. New Atlun's national animal is the Dragon, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

New Atlun is ranked 66,945^th in the world and 907^th in the Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 3,553.14 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.