The Republic of Appalachya 93 is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.042 billion Appalachya 93ians 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 aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The very strong Appalachya 93ian economy, worth 72.2 trillion Stolen Lightsabers a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 69,279 Stolen Lightsabers, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 245,225 per year while the poor average 14,131, 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 93's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Appalachya 93 is ranked 84,405^th in the world and 1^st in Newcastle for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,759.85 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.