The Matriarchy of Alpha nine is a mammoth, safe nation, notable for its suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 5.214 billion Alpha nineans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 18.9%.

The Alpha ninean economy, worth 260 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 49,945 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Murder rates are on the rise as the popularity of soylent products grows, the government snoops on private internet connections, the media have begun calling the government treasury "Leader's stash", and roosters that herald the rising sun are immediately sent to the slaughterhouse. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alpha nine's national animal is the Kitsune, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Alpha nine is ranked 95,299^th in the world and 1^st in Union for the Mediterranean for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,439.57 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.