The Holy Reeteetian Empire of Reeteet IX is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Thomas the Tank Engine with an iron fist, and notable for its triple-decker prams, ubiquitous missile silos, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 12.049 billion Reeteet IXians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Administration are also considered important, while Welfare and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sodor. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Reeteet IXian economy, worth a remarkable 1,329 trillion Poke Dollar IXES a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Gambling, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 110,363 Poke Dollar IXES, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 444,779 per year while the poor average 18,302, a ratio of 24.3 to 1.

Oddly patriotic flash mobs spontaneously sing the national anthem, a popular Reeteet IXian saying is 'wishing upon a fallen jet engine', cleaners are very careful not to bump into the big red button on Thomas the Tank Engine's desk, and police drones follow every suspected Peeping Tom. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Reeteet IX's national animal is the Obi Wan More Rep IX, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is religion.

Reeteet IX is ranked 207,840^th in the world and 2^nd in Thicc Economy Bois for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -4.47 on the Clooney Contribution Index.