The Nomadic Peoples of Flying Pig 9 is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its avant-garde cinema, ritual sacrifices, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 4.046 billion Flying Pig 9ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 40.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Flying Pig 9ian economy, worth 501 trillion Cashes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 123,853 Cashes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government, buses are widely regarded as the safest way to travel, national park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings, and scientists take credit every time it rains in World War in 1800. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Flying Pig 9's national animal is the Crow, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Flying Pig 9 is ranked 226,618^th in the world and 1^st in World War in 1800 for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -1.91 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.