The Republic of Arty 9 is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions, disturbing lack of elderly people, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, devout population of 314 million Arty 9ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 31.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Arty 9ian economy, worth 10.8 trillion Colors a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Cheese Exports, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 34,456 Colors, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Students who refuse to pray are expelled from school, retiring citizens are dragged away in the middle of the night by mysterious men in black suits, inter-species marriages are ignored by the government, and the military's newest toy broadcasts Arty 9's anthem on hostile frequencies to drive enemies insane. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arty 9's national animal is the Butterfly, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Arty 9 is ranked 87,802^nd in the world and 23^rd in Card Mine of Arty for Safest, scoring 88.18 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.