The Republic of Aptalistan is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 352 million Aptalistanians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Education, with Welfare, Healthcare, and Environment also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Administration receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 29.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Aptalistanian economy, worth 12.7 trillion Nickles a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 36,046 Nickles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Mass shootings have become the new normal, graverobbers claim they're acting within the interest of 'scientific preservation', prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams, and bars are packed at all hours. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aptalistan's national animal is the Alpaca, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Aptalistan is ranked 192,483^rd in the world and 1^st in Nova Roma for Highest Economic Output, with 12.7 trillion Standard Monetary Units.