The Republic of Izern 8 is a mammoth, efficient nation, remarkable for its avant-garde cinema, free-roaming dinosaurs, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.178 billion Izern 8ians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 41.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Izern 8ian economy, worth 714 trillion kronor 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 black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. 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 138,017 kronor, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

A few immigrants are better than no immigrants according to Leader, anyone with an emergency on a holy day is advised to pray harder, many suspect that the 'Whinny The Plop' children's magazine contains covert criticism of Leader, and even God cannot save you in Izern 8. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 8's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Izern 8 is ranked 62,473^rd in the world and 50^th in Voidwolf for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,651.49 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.