The Empire of Hells Ninth Circle is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its anti-smoking policies, complete lack of prisons, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 538 million Hells Ninth Circleans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 67.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Hells Ninth Circlean economy, worth 15.1 trillion Coke's bottle caps a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 28,132 Coke's bottle caps, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's nothing more gay than bleeding for your nation, the nation leads The North Pacific in per capita stalking, judicial robes are the country's hottest fashion trend, and busy commuters no longer hear the cries of "I want some more!" on the nation's streets. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hells Ninth Circle's national animal is the Squirrel-Spider, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Hells Ninth Circle is ranked 21,751^st in the world and 1,102^nd in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 52.91 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.