The Commonwealth of Masters86 is a titanic, genial nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, public floggings, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful, devout population of 22.786 billion Masters86ians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 95.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Masters86ian economy, worth a remarkable 5,271 trillion Coins a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 231,337 Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Crocodile roadkill is smeared across the asphalt of the new Formula One track, Leader can often be seen hanging around playgrounds chatting with the kids, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, and citizens seem fixated on 105m x 45m rectangles. Crime is totally unknown. Masters86's national animal is the Koala, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Masters86 is ranked 5,326^th in the world and 69^th in the Rejected Realms for Highest Poor Incomes, with 160,875.13 Standard Monetary Units.