The Incorporated States of Commonu 8 is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its burgeoning HP Lovecraft population. The hard-nosed population of 2.03 billion Commonu 8ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 14.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Commonu 8ian economy, worth 95.0 trillion Goalogs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Tourism, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 46,814 Goalogs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Maximum security fish farms leave caged salmon pining for the fjords, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, punitive tariffs protect local industry, and organ donation is compulsory. Crime is well under control. Commonu 8's national animal is the HP Lovecraft, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Commonu 8 is ranked 195,307^th in the world and 54^th in Yggdrasil for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.