The Empire of Appalachya 22 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.229 billion Appalachya 22ians 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 government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.2%.

The very strong Appalachya 22ian economy, worth 84.4 trillion Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 68,635 Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 242,946 per year while the poor average 14,000, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, military spending recently hit a new high, and citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling". Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Appalachya 22's national animal is the Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Appalachya 22 is ranked 237,192^nd in the world and 1^st in Adkissa for Safest, scoring 38.36 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.