The Solemn Principality of Apulon is a massive, safe nation, notable for its daily referendums, smutty television, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.968 billion Apulonians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mayport. The average income tax rate is 62.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Apulonian economy, worth 332 trillion apols a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 168,732 apols, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Basket-weaving is the nation's latest fad, tower block residents are each held responsible for four square inches of front lawn, party leaders rely on horoscopes to create "ticket balance", and in the Beginning was the Word and the Word was "Pragmatism". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Apulon's national animal is the fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Eastern Orthodox Church.

Apulon is ranked 18,331^st in the world and 478^th in The East Pacific for Highest Food Quality, scoring 122.42 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.