The Strangers and Freaks of Robespierrist Regiment VIII is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its burgeoning Gallic Rooster population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.728 billion Robespierrist Regiment VIIIians enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.2%.

The very strong Robespierrist Regiment VIIIian economy, worth 92.2 trillion Assignats a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Woodchip Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 53,362 Assignats, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 163,011 per year while the poor average 13,539, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Robespierrist Regiment VIII's national animal is the Gallic Rooster, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Robespierrist Regiment VIII is ranked 245,675^th in the world and 3^rd in Faerun for Lowest Crime Rates, with 53.32 law-abiding acts per hour.