The Most Serene Republic of Victor Borge 8 is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 6.368 billion Victor Borge 8ians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 56.7%.

The very strong Victor Borge 8ian economy, worth 321 trillion Euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Retail. Average income is 50,551 Euros, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 149,642 per year while the poor average 13,413, a ratio of 11.2 to 1.

Surveillance cameras are banned and corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Victor Borge 8's national animal is the Rattlesnake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Victor Borge 8 is ranked 150,752^nd in the world and 1,686^th in Artificial Solar System for Lowest Crime Rates, with 60.98 law-abiding acts per hour.