The Pegasus of Guard 9 is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Guard with a fair hand, and notable for its absence of drug laws and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 28.406 billion Guard 9ians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The large, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and International Aid. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 39.7%.

The strong Guard 9ian economy, worth 952 trillion Dollars a year, is highly specialized and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 33,545 Dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 228,066 per year while the poor average 1,802, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary, The Guard has just been declared ruler of Guard 9 in an international press conference, and Guardianism has been named as Guard 9's national religion. Crime is a serious problem. Guard 9's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Guardianism.

Guard 9 is ranked 122,467^th in the world and 1^st in Sewier for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 39.67 Effective Tax Rate.