The Armed Republic of 132nd Air Wing is a titanic, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 15.01 billion Appalachians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, pro-business government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Spirituality also on the agenda, while International Aid and Industry receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.8%.

The very strong 132nd Air Wingian economy, worth a remarkable 1,042 trillion 30x173mm Shells a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. Average income is 69,439 30x173mm Shells, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 322,602 per year while the poor average 8,982, a ratio of 35.9 to 1.

All major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, employers may fire workers without giving any reason, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and seven-year-olds debate for weeks on the merits of the Oxford comma. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. 132nd Air Wing's national animal is the A-10 Warthog, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

132nd Air Wing is ranked 252,533^rd in the world and 2^nd in Appalachian Empire for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring zero on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.