The Oxymoron of Apox is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Lorcan Oberhausen with a fair hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and feral children. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 25.753 billion Apoxians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, outspoken government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Environment, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dwile. The average income tax rate is 82.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Apoxian economy, worth a remarkable 1,588 trillion Pounds a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, extremely specialized black market in Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is 61,672 Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Group hugs break out during floor votes, blind students are at a disadvantage now that test papers printed in braille have been discontinued, maritime signalling has become tedious since only the Apoxian flag can be displayed, and in the Beginning was the Word and the Word was "Pragmatism". Crime is almost non-existent. Apox's national animal is the Platypus, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is a major religion.

Apox is ranked 289,301^st in the world and 84^th in Esportiva for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -23.24 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.