The Empire of Princess IX is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions, smutty television, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed population of 4.071 billion Princess IXians 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 prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Administration, and Education are also considered important, while International Aid is ignored. The average income tax rate is 26.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Princess IXian economy, worth 170 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Gambling. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 41,776 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Kids are arrested at gunpoint for playing with toy rifles, middle-aged metal fans quite enjoy being called "rebellious youths" by even older politicians, an increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents, and insanely good theatre productions face government censorship. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Princess IX's national animal is the Kitsune, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Princess IX is ranked 169,585^th in the world and 126^th in Alliance of Storage Power for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 26.44 Effective Tax Rate.