The Republic of Emuli Legion 8 is a huge, genial nation, notable for its compulsory military service and state-planned economy. The democratic, devout population of 315 million Emuli Legion 8ians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 35.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Emuli Legion 8ian economy, worth 11.0 trillion Tukars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Cheese Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 34,774 Tukars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Emuli Legion 8's national animal is the Axehound.

Emuli Legion 8 is ranked 115,456^th in the world and 2^nd in lets see how fast rosa snatches this for Most Patriotic, with 13.68 flags saluted per person per day.