The Imperial Technarchy of New Apperon is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Technarch Deepwells III with an even hand, and renowned for its rampant corporate plagiarism, national health service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, humorless population of 27.923 billion Apperonese have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Parallax. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Apperonese economy, worth an astonishing 11,173 trillion Encens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 400,162 Encens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit, selling advanced CPUs to anti-Apperonese terrorists is no chip on the government's shoulders, "Technarch Deepwells III got your tongue?" has become a popular idiom, and preschoolers outnumber veteran politicians in government. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Apperon's national animal is the Platypus, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Eternal Dawn.

New Apperon is ranked 332,234^th in the world and 18,015^th in Osiris for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -37.28 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.