The Democratic Meritocracy of Aportistopireistan is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Fenton Hugh with a fair hand, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.417 billion Aportistos 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, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dormeadow City. The average income tax rate is 83.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Aportisto economy, worth 476 trillion Cupids a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 139,539 Cupids, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Museum of Blackacrean War Crimes is located on "Blackacre Did Nothing Wrong Avenue", the carbon footprint falls along with the human footprint during war, large-girthed charity workers assign themselves healthy wages for their work with starving children, and Fenton Hugh's perky ego is the talk of the town. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aportistopireistan's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Aportistopireistan is ranked 167,278^th in the world and 171^st in Wintreath for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 178.92 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.