The Glorious Republic of Hells Ninth Circle is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Archchancellor Kim Nacht Wan with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.748 billion Circleans 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 Education, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Narkomanonyashegrad. The average income tax rate is 51.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Hells Ninth Circlean economy, worth 164 trillion Coke's bottle caps a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is 94,049 Coke's bottle caps, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Archchancellor Kim Nacht Wan's told that love often manifests itself through homicidal four-lettered litanies, the government is making attempts at curtailing the flood of spam emails with little progress, every workday begins with group therapy, and sleeping on the job is recommended. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hells Ninth Circle's national animal is the Squirrel-Spider, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hells Ninth Circle is ranked 18,574^th in the world and 839^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Transport, scoring 2,370.82 on the Societal Mobility Rating.