The Holy Empire of Apostolites is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Holy Emperor with an iron fist, and renowned for its frequent executions, sprawling nuclear power plants, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 18.437 billion Apostolites are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order, Spirituality, and Administration also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Megas Solomon. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Apostolitesian economy, worth an astonishing 12,427 trillion ichthys a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is a breathtaking 674,029 ichthys, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

The government has officially clarified that "wee on your hands to save time" does not count as proper hygiene, nuclear physics is the most popular course at university, failure to pay the thrice-daily homage to the divine Holy Emperor is punishable by death, and trying to toast marshmallows in an electric fireplace just isn't the same. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Apostolites's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Holy Emperor's Word.

Apostolites is ranked 1,070^th in the world and 1^st in Holy Imperial Hegemony for Most Advanced Public Transport, scoring 7,506.06 on the Societal Mobility Rating.