The Republic of Arsenal Site 8 is a tiny, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 10 million Arsenal Site 8ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 45.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The fair Arsenal Site 8ian economy, worth 370 billion lire a year, is quite specialized and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,073 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arsenal Site 8's national animal is the dove.

Arsenal Site 8 is ranked 326,071^st in the world and 2,315^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Populations, with 10.0 million capita.