The Concordant Stratum of The Cypher Nine is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Council Chairman Cypher One with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, humorless population of 5.121 billion Cypherians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government is primarily concerned with Education, although Healthcare, Environment, and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality and Defense aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cypher One - Administrative Block. The average income tax rate is 96.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Cypher Ninean economy, worth a remarkable 1,086 trillion Fulcrums a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism. Average income is an amazing 212,231 Fulcrums, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

One does not simply walk into the tundra, the government is a proud sponsor of the National Gaming Association, pre-takeoff checks last longer than the flights themselves, and there's never enough space in space. Crime is totally unknown. The Cypher Nine's national animal is the Aluminum Sea Basilisk, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

The Cypher Nine is ranked 154,836^th in the world and 364^th in Forest for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -7.75 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.