The Dictatorship of Retcon VIII is a titanic, pleasant nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 11.716 billion Retcon VIIIians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 22.7%.

The Retcon VIIIian economy, worth 484 trillion rubledollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 41,361 rubledollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Harry Potter books are banned, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and marine biology students are shocked to discover that a whale is a mammal. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Retcon VIII's national animal is the hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Retcon VIII is ranked 46,150^th in the world and 1^st in Green Hawks for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,016.72 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.