The Zombie Puppet of Yodle 8 is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Captain Wuff with an iron fist, and notable for its smutty television, public floggings, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 10.948 billion Yodleans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yodle City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 79.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Yodle 8ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,585 trillion Gold Coins a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 144,826 Gold Coins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 465,813 per year while the poor average 34,105, a ratio of 13.7 to 1.

Nearby bird nests prompt wind turbine shutdowns, people experiencing anaphylactic shock are told to buck their ideas up, it's hunting season on loan sharks, and nose plugs are the latest Yodle 8ian fashion accessory. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yodle 8's national animal is the Cow, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Yodlism.

Yodle 8 is ranked 25,477^th in the world and 11^th in Disney World for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 29,703.16 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.