The Space Station of Deep Space N9ne is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Benjamin Sisko with a fair hand, and notable for its national health service, feral children, and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 12.822 billion N9ners hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ops. The average income tax rate is 16.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient N9ner economy, worth 650 trillion strips of latinum a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Trout Farming, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 50,771 strips of latinum, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens recently voted in favour of declaring bubblewrap an 'abomination of nature', the richest individuals apparently buy nothing but noodles and toilet paper, noises louder than a whisper have been prohibited by law, and the right school tie opens more doors than the right qualification. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Deep Space N9ne's national animal is the Cardassian vole, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Prophets.

Deep Space N9ne is ranked 28,906^th in the world and 2^nd in Star Trek for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 6,272.78 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.