The Republic of Kneecaps 9 is a massive, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning cow population. The hard-working population of 1.577 billion Kneecaps 9ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 15.9%.

The Kneecaps 9ian economy, worth 73.9 trillion bitcoins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Woodchip Exports, and Tourism. Average income is 46,888 bitcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kneecaps 9's national animal is the cow, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Kneecaps 9 is ranked 214,767^th in the world and 1,930^th in Brest Oblast for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 287.5 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.