The Free Land of SaltMaster8 is a massive, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning Hedgehog population. The hard-working population of 1.637 billion SaltMaster8ians 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 Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 25.5%.

The SaltMaster8ian economy, worth 61.5 trillion Latinums a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Average income is 37,561 Latinums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SaltMaster8's national animal is the Hedgehog.

SaltMaster8 is ranked 153,888^th in the world and 2^nd in The Mud Fields of The Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 957.88 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.