The Republic of Izern 8 is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its avant-garde cinema, disturbing lack of elderly people, and soft-spoken computers. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.103 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 41.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Izern 8ian economy, worth 707 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 large, well-organized 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 138,630 kronor, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

School uniforms are compulsory, pet owners are granted clemency from being ritually sacrificed, the nationalistic national anthem inspires citizens to literally spit at foreigners, and amorous nobles always bring the same disappointing gift to weddings. 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 8,193^rd in the world and 4^th in Voidwolf for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 9,126.31 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.