The Nomadic Peoples of 0x8d is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, enforced nudity, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 7.54 billion 0x8dians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 30.2%.

The strong 0x8dian economy, worth 304 trillion bytes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 40,382 bytes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

1% of global paper production is bound for the National Archive, according to the latest national census as many as two-thirds of the respondents possibly consider 'violet' their favorite color, running away is an essential part of the elite forces' hand-to-hand training, and hiding wrinkles with make-up is illegal. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 0x8d's national animal is the RAM, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

0x8d is ranked 207,104^th in the world and 155^th in Bytes for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 28,186.75 Standard Monetary Units.