The Republic of Bucha 9 is a tiny, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 18 million Bucha 9ians 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 large government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Public Transport also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 32.1%.

The Bucha 9ian economy, worth 622 billion pesos a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 34,564 pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Students who refuse to pray are expelled from school, the government is reining in public spending, kids are arrested at gunpoint for playing with toy rifles, and divorce is illegal. Crime is moderate. Bucha 9's national animal is the parrot, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Bucha 9 is ranked 255,235^th in the world and 4^th in Bucharestia for Smartest Citizens, with 21.44 quips per hour.