The Black Imperial Laboratory of Durmengrad IX is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, zero percent divorce rate, and smutty television. The compassionate, hard-working population of 7.869 billion Durmengrad IXians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 30.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Durmengrad IXian economy, worth 472 trillion rubles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 60,037 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The military perceives nations hit by natural disasters as "easy pickings", politicians and casino owners who so much as wander into the same room are arrested on the spot, delivery truck companies use hospital parking lots to store 16-wheelers, and sex changes are routinely performed at Durmengrad IX's hospitals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Durmengrad IX's national animal is the cobra, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Durmengrad IX is ranked 103,726^th in the world and 21^st in Komut Universe for Lowest Crime Rates, with 65.42 law-abiding acts per hour.