The Rise and Fall of The Empire of Ateria is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Hendrik II with an even hand, and remarkable for its prohibition of alcohol, anti-smoking policies, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 10.372 billion Imperials are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government prioritizes Defense, although Welfare, Education, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Environment and Social Policy are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cariston. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 17.0%.

The very strong Imperial economy, worth 789 trillion Nanopods a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 76,146 Nanopods, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 252,188 per year while the poor average 17,174, a ratio of 14.7 to 1.

Commuters are denied boarding for attempting to bring packed lunches onto trains, economists claim no news is good news, more and more students are taking up a career in medicine, and hospitals have poor data security but send lots of bodies to be encrypted. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Empire of Ateria's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Imperial Cult.

The Empire of Ateria is ranked 154,712^th in the world and 96^th in Changuu for Lowest Crime Rates, with 60.63 law-abiding acts per hour.