The Empire of Apistevia is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Emperor JL Fergusson with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, digital currency, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 5.303 billion Apistevists are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of AronRa. The average income tax rate is 97.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Apistevist economy, worth a remarkable 1,043 trillion Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 196,852 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The tomato-covered corpses that decorate the nation's cities are a favourite amongst morbid tourists, EULAs remind customers that "Private Mode" is a browser setting rather than a promise, the monarchy has returned to a simpler time when genitalia was the deciding factor of competence, and people accuse the government of being in bed with Big Safety. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Apistevia's national animal is the Platypus, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Apistevia is ranked 3,915^th in the world and 6^th in The Land of Kings and Emperors for Most Beautiful Environments, with 2,662.26 pounds of wildlife per square mile.