The Kingdom of Apexiala Cards 22 is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, ubiquitous missile silos, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 4.674 billion Apexialans 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 relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Industry, Education, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. The average income tax rate is 19.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Apexiala Cards 22ian economy, worth 508 trillion Apexialas 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 a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. 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 an impressive 108,784 Apexialas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Parents seeking custody have to write a five-thousand word analysis of their child's imaginary friend, the state is footing the bill for billionaires' lawyers, legislators toe the party line lest the Sergeant-at-Arms decide to conduct "truncheon practice" on the backbench, and reassembling shredded papers is the highlight of a spy's day. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Apexiala Cards 22's national animal is the Mythic, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Apexiala Cards 22 is ranked 55,182^nd in the world and 140^th in The Apexialan Commonwealth for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 135.87 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.