The Commonwealth of Masters86 is a gargantuan, genial nation, renowned for its daily referendums, smutty television, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful, devout population of 11.412 billion Masters86ians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 91.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Masters86ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,418 trillion Coins a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 211,904 Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Immigrant herding has become a national pastime, the military is slashing spending on conventional arms and diverting it to spending on prosthetic arms, the saying 'break a leg' is now taken literally, and citizens are deeply regretting challenging the government to be honest about its intentions. Crime is totally unknown. Masters86's national animal is the Koala, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Masters86 is ranked 3,907^th in the world and 98^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Developed, scoring 95.27 on the Human Development Index.