The Republic of Apaima I is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed population of 286 million Apaima Iians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed, including voting. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 20.4%.

The Apaima Iian economy, worth 14.7 trillion lire a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Tourism, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 51,310 lire, with the richest citizens earning 9.7 times as much as the poorest.

A little pushing and pulling is needed for big ships to pass, the public are free to vote for whomever the government wants in office, government spending has hit an all-time low, and an underground group of geologists hides new discoveries to protect them from being destroyed in the name of safety. Crime is a problem. Apaima I's national animal is the cobra, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Apaima I is ranked 220,387^th in the world and 46^th in Apaima Card Factory for Most Secular, with 14.88 Atheism Rate.