The Incorporated States of Second Best Misc Storage 9 is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 6.655 billion Second Best Misc Storage 9ians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.4%.

The thriving Second Best Misc Storage 9ian economy, worth 394 trillion cards a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Retail, Gambling, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 59,209 cards, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 410,905 per year while the poor average 2,985, a ratio of 137 to 1.

Hypochondriacs demand treatment for genetic disorders they don't have, the national security service are a bunch of crooks, city sidewalks are crowded with overweight people, and fraternities are notorious for drunken hooliganism. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Second Best Misc Storage 9's national animal is the legendary, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Second Best Misc Storage 9 is ranked 99,546^th in the world and 5,284^th in Lazarus for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 1,434.77 on the Gilded Widget Scale.