The Matriarchy of Fireball Apple is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, sprawling nuclear power plants, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 3.08 billion Fireball Appleans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fireballopolis. The average income tax rate is 47.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Fireball Applean economy, worth 142 trillion Shots a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Retail, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 46,343 Shots, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Advertisers scramble to sponsor the broadcast of Leader's most personal functions, female restaurant chefs are not allowed to have male customers, condos feature wall-mounted cages containing endangered animals, and airport users are more worried about radiation than terrorism. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Fireball Apple's national animal is the Lil Jon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Fireball Apple is ranked 15,679^th in the world and 874^th in Osiris for Safest, scoring 115.57 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.