The Armed Republic of 8th JSP Division is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and compulsory military service. The hard-working, cynical population of 9.774 billion 8th JSP Divisionians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.3%.

The strong 8th JSP Divisionian economy, worth 596 trillion Political Prisoners a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is 61,033 Political Prisoners, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 194,434 per year while the poor average 14,575, a ratio of 13.3 to 1.

Employers may fire workers without giving any reason, the tenet of free speech is held dear, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, and the country's population is reported with a margin of error of several billions. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. 8th JSP Division's national animal is the Patriot XM16E1, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

8th JSP Division is ranked 186,207^th in the world and 33^rd in J o Jian Military Network for Most Primitive, scoring -73.82 on the Scary Big Number Scale.