The Republic of Example Nation 9 is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, hatred of cheese, and restrictive gun laws. The cynical population of 223 million Example Nation 9ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 42.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Example Nation 9ian economy, worth 2.17 trillion Examples a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Information Technology, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 9,728 Examples, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Example Nation 9's national animal is the Example.

Example Nation 9 is ranked 301,242^nd in the world and 8^th in Example Region for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring -7.75 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.