The Allied States of Aapophis is a large, efficient nation, renowned for its burgeoning Aster population. The hard-working population of 122 million Aapophisians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The medium-sized, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 18.3%.

The very strong Aapophisian economy, worth 5.94 trillion Asters a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Average income is 48,680 Asters, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 148,708 per year while the poor average 12,351, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Aapophis's national animal is the Aster.

Aapophis is ranked 277,448^th in the world and 54^th in Asteroid Belt for Lowest Crime Rates, with 54.18 law-abiding acts per hour.