The State of Chapple is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 15.46 billion Chappleans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, although Industry is also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.4%.

The strong Chapplean economy, worth a remarkable 1,000 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 64,711 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 417,071 per year while the poor average 4,056, a ratio of 102 to 1.

Voting is voluntary and surveillance cameras are banned. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Chapple's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Chapple is ranked 201,743^rd in the world and 7^th in Montserrat for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 39.37 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.