The Federation of Sokoviii is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its national health service, compulsory gun ownership, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 604 million Sokoviiians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 70.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Sokoviiian economy, worth 51.2 trillion Sokoliks a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 84,823 Sokoliks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The new airport at Mr. Giles' farm is panicking his sheep, mandatory updates on software drivers often bring life to a halt, dangerous criminals are often 'accidentally' sent on one-way trips to Maxtopia, and the people elect the Supreme Court justices directly. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sokoviii's national animal is the Sokol, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sokoviii is ranked 58,784^th in the world and 1,864^th in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 51.48 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.