The Democratic Republic of IX Lyrical Int Brigade is a colossal, genial nation, notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.312 billion IX Lyrical Brigadiers are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded government prioritizes Welfare, although Education, Healthcare, and Defense are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 33.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish of the IX Lyrical Intl Brigade economy, worth 261 trillion nanotech dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Pizza Delivery, Book Publishing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 28,100 nanotech dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. IX Lyrical Int Brigade's national animal is the blue pig.

IX Lyrical Int Brigade is ranked 80,657^th in the world and 3,574^th in Osiris for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 355.87 on the Clooney Contribution Index.