The State of DBA viii is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and notable for its complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 19.727 billion DBA viiians enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The minute, moralistic, pro-business government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Industry, with Education also on the agenda, while Welfare and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.9%.

The powerhouse DBA viiian economy, worth 785 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and dominated by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Trout Farming. Average income is 39,819 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 136,611 per year while the poor average 8,518, a ratio of 16.0 to 1.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, DBA viii has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, The Governor has just been declared ruler of DBA viii in an international press conference, and a major religion has been named as DBA viii's national religion. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. DBA viii's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

DBA viii is ranked 261,177^th in the world and 4^th in Praia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 45.2 law-abiding acts per hour.