The Hawk of Jade8 is a colossal, pleasant nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working population of 2.804 billion Jade8ians 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 Welfare. The average income tax rate is 11.3%.

The Jade8ian economy, worth 145 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is 52,032 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low. Jade8's national animal is the cobra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Jade8 is ranked 216,163^rd in the world and 127^th in Darkest Skies for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -4.69 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.