The Republic of Appalachya 99 is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.063 billion Appalachya 99ians 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 and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The very strong Appalachya 99ian economy, worth 71.9 trillion Stolen Lightsabers a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 67,593 Stolen Lightsabers, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 239,257 per year while the poor average 13,787, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Appalachya 99's national animal is the Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Appalachya 99 is ranked 233,397^th in the world and 1^st in NS Left for Nicest Citizens, with 11.33 average smiles per day.