The Republic of Sonora 9 is a massive, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, enforced nudity, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 2.195 billion Sonora 9ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 29.7%.

The strong Sonora 9ian economy, worth 115 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 52,582 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The criminal underworld is awash with sausage smuggling, Maxtopian villagers starve by the time Sonora 9ian officials even file the appropriate paperwork needed to help them, the government props up questionable pizza establishments in the name of health, and the acceptance of acupuncture and other alternative therapies has needled the scientific community. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sonora 9's national animal is the unicorn, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Sonora 9 is ranked 248,404^th in the world and 975^th in Memeland United for Most Patriotic, with 2.56 flags saluted per person per day.