The Empire of Appalachya 42 is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.153 billion Appalachya 42ians 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 tiny, pro-business government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.4%.

The very strong Appalachya 42ian economy, worth 70.0 trillion Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Tourism. Average income is 60,749 Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 206,300 per year while the poor average 13,197, a ratio of 15.6 to 1.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, military spending recently hit a new high, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets. Crime is a problem. Appalachya 42's national animal is the Eagle.

Appalachya 42 is ranked 186,210^th in the world and 1^st in The Blades of Conquest for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 653.5 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.