The Republic of Appalachya 61 is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.09 billion Appalachya 61ians 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, although Law & Order and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.4%.

The very strong Appalachya 61ian economy, worth 68.8 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 Uranium Mining, Retail, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 63,139 Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 223,495 per year while the poor average 12,879, 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 61's national animal is the Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Appalachya 61 is ranked 96,460^th in the world and 1^st in Danzig for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 11,955.49 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.