The Republic of Appalachya 28 is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.23 billion Appalachya 28ians 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, with Law & Order and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.5%.

The very strong Appalachya 28ian economy, worth 76.9 trillion Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 62,528 Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 221,330 per year while the poor average 12,754, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Appalachya 28's national animal is the Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Appalachya 28 is ranked 38,275^th in the world and 1^st in Transvaal for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 59,089.34 Standard Monetary Units.