The Republic of CRT 9 is a large, socially progressive nation, notable for its burgeoning cervantes population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 151 million CRT 9ians are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The tiny, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 9.3%.

The CRT 9ian economy, worth 7.53 trillion Cervantes poops a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Trout Farming, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 49,878 Cervantes poops, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. CRT 9's national animal is the cervantes, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

CRT 9 is ranked 61,622^nd in the world and 1^st in puppet region holding state for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 4,256.06 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.