The Republic of ND 9 is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 784 million ND 9ians 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 20.8%.

The ND 9ian economy, worth 33.5 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 42,685 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, colonial subjects have ND 9ian culture shoved down their throats, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and diminutive ND 9ian generals are feared for their aggressiveness. Crime is moderate. ND 9's national animal is the squirrel.

ND 9 is ranked 234,354^th in the world and 9^th in Cubers DN for Most Developed, scoring 52.46 on the Human Development Index.