The Republic of Archipelago Television Authority is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic, devout population of 4.446 billion Archipelago Television Authorityians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 36.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Archipelago Television Authorityian economy, worth 167 trillion Armatonisdaristani kronor a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 37,613 Armatonisdaristani kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Archipelago Television Authority's national animal is the television.

Archipelago Television Authority is ranked 207,755^th in the world and 13^th in United Archipelago Commission for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 288 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.