The Republic of Appalachya 62 is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.177 billion Appalachya 62ians 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 Education are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.2%.

The very strong Appalachya 62ian economy, worth 78.6 trillion Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Retail, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 66,741 Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 241,026 per year while the poor average 13,198, a ratio of 18.3 to 1.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, genetic researchers have been expelled, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and singles on the dating scene no longer worry about looking their age. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Appalachya 62's national animal is the Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Appalachya 62 is ranked 115,756^th in the world and 1^st in DPRK for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 2,456.69 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.