The Republic of Uranus08 is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Dick with an iron fist, and notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, keen interest in outer space, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 35.17 billion Uranus08ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The minute, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Uranus08 City. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Uranus08ian economy, worth an astonishing 14,420 trillion Plugs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 410,011 Plugs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Baseball caps are the new fashion trend, biological warfare is used to solve small disagreements, school cafeterias serve nothing but protein powder and vitamin supplements, and life expectancy is way down but posthuman perfectionism is way up. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Uranus08's national animal is the Monkey, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is a major religion.

Uranus08 is ranked 34,017^th in the world and 1,661^st in Balder for Most Authoritarian, with 2,292.04 milliStalins.