The Empire of Appalachya 30 is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.266 billion Appalachya 30ians 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 receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.3%.

The very strong Appalachya 30ian economy, worth 80.9 trillion Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Trout Farming. Average income is 63,867 Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 226,069 per year while the poor average 13,027, 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 30's national animal is the Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Appalachya 30 is ranked 286,526^th in the world and 1^st in North Pacific Army for Lowest Crime Rates, with 50.65 law-abiding acts per hour.