The Republic of Athlone is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its burgeoning tiger population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 4.498 billion Athloneans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.4%.

The thriving Athlonean economy, worth 362 trillion guilders a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Gambling. Average income is 80,597 guilders, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 285,288 per year while the poor average 16,440, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Athlone's national animal is the tiger.

Athlone is ranked 265,220^th in the world and 13,411^th in Balder for Most Patriotic, with 3.98 flags saluted per person per day.