The Empire of The 9th Choice is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, public floggings, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.423 billion 9th Choiceans 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 large, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 65.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped 9th Choicean economy, worth 51.4 trillion lire a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,155 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Supreme Court vehemently protects civil rights and the right to privacy, travelers often bring empty plastic bottles on Air The 9th Choice flights to avoid the pay lavatories, people's charity begins and ends at home, and mandatory electronic currency is a boon for credit card companies and government surveillance. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The 9th Choice's national animal is the Clear Kuriboh, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The 9th Choice is ranked 310,338^th in the world and 9^th in The Choices for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -10 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.