The Colony of 9793 is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Tarzan White with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates and barren, inhospitable landscape. The devout population of 16.595 billion 9793ians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Spirituality, with Welfare, Education, and Healthcare also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Athens. The average income tax rate is 23.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient 9793ian economy, worth 641 trillion pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,643 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Teenagers are told they're not thinking about sex enough, there's a bright dawn ahead for 9793, 9793ian novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about Tarzan White, and the entire entry for 9793 in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless'. Crime is well under control. 9793's national animal is the panther, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Dudeism.

9793 is ranked 53,960^th in the world and 2^nd in 314159265358979323846264338327950 for Largest Black Market, with 13.1 trillion Standard Monetary Units.