The Empire of Appalachya 41 is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.239 billion Appalachya 41ians 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, with Law & Order also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.4%.

The very strong Appalachya 41ian economy, worth 81.5 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, Gambling, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 65,793 Dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 247,279 per year while the poor average 12,220, a ratio of 20.2 to 1.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, military spending recently hit a new high, and truncheon-mounted cameras record the beating of criminals in dynamic HD detail. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Appalachya 41's national animal is the Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Appalachya 41 is ranked 260,927^th in the world and 1^st in Black Hawks for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 39.43 on the Kitten Softness Rating.