The Democratic Republic of Element 80 is a massive, genial nation, notable for its burgeoning unicorn population. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 2.124 billion Scientists enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 19.1%.

The Element 80ian economy, worth 99.6 trillion rubles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Gambling. Average income is 46,886 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is almost non-existent. Element 80's national animal is the unicorn, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Element 80 is ranked 105,480^th in the world and 1^st in Project Mercury for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 93.01 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.