The Republic of Iephost cards 8 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, ubiquitous missile silos, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 3.946 billion Iephost cards 8ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 33.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Iephost cards 8ian economy, worth 575 trillion florins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 145,935 florins, with the richest citizens earning 6.0 times as much as the poorest.

A little pushing and pulling is needed for big ships to pass, nature magazines featuring stick insects on their covers are sometimes mistaken for fashion magazines, state media features lively debates such as whether pineapple on pizza is an acceptable topping, and society and government have been organized according to a feudal hierarchy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Iephost cards 8's national animal is the cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Iephost cards 8 is ranked 259,225^th in the world and 15,826^th in Chicken overlords for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.