The Republic of Winter Cultist 8 is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 7.468 billion Winter Cultist 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, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 38.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Winter Cultist 8ian economy, worth 279 trillion bitcoins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. Average income is 37,427 bitcoins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Winter Cultist 8's national animal is the crocodile.

Winter Cultist 8 is ranked 55,629^th in the world and 1^st in The Yellow Imperium for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3,598.79 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.