The Republic of HJT208 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its enslaved workforce, state-planned economy, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 1.539 billion HJT208ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, although Administration, Education, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Welfare receives no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 45.9%.

The thriving HJT208ian economy, worth 126 trillion liberatuses 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, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. 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 82,467 liberatuses, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 248,891 per year while the poor average 21,289, a ratio of 11.7 to 1.

Inter-species marriages are ignored by the government, elementary school students are required to master Bach's Chaconne in D before graduation, there has been a rapid increase of noise complaints over the sound of buzzing bees, and crop circles are intently studied by investigators with questionable merits. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. HJT208's national animal is the griffin.

HJT208 is ranked 150,897^th in the world and 7,873^rd in Lazarus for Most Valuable International Artwork, with zero Bank.