The Matriarchy of Twdne 8 is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, frequent executions, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.639 billion Twdne 8ians 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 medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 43.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Twdne 8ian economy, worth 72.2 trillion yen a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 44,063 yen, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Blackacrean security services are wondering why Leader is so fond of the numbers 6, 7 and 9, seasonal hay-fever sufferers are attending government drug counselling sessions to get free doughnuts, pet owners must make a payment if their charges leave a deposit, and a major religion has been named as Twdne 8's national religion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Twdne 8's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Twdne 8 is ranked 233,116^th in the world and 3,763^rd in eta for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 673.49 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.