The Republic of Bocchi8 is a massive, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning porpoise population. The hard-working population of 1.925 billion Bocchi8ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 9.6%.

The Bocchi8ian economy, worth 107 trillion marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 55,984 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low. Bocchi8's national animal is the porpoise, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Bocchi8 is ranked 113,393^rd in the world and 13^th in Boston for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 80 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.