The Colony of APU33 is a titanic, genial nation, notable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 16.828 billion APU33ians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 12.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient APU33ian economy, worth 710 trillion Citas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 42,230 Citas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. APU33's national animal is the Vippertooth Dragon.

APU33 is ranked 259,826^th in the world and 1^st in APU for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.4 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.