The Grand Duchy of Nine Hells is a tiny, efficient nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 18 million Devils enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The tiny, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.6%.

The powerhouse Infernal economy, worth 1.50 trillion Souls a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is 83,179 Souls, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 346,061 per year while the poor average 13,076, a ratio of 26.5 to 1.

Fraternities are rejoicing at government-subsidized partying, there is something rotten in the state of Nine Hells, tourist operators promise visitors tours of live burning shipwrecks and plane crash sites, and police officers that upset their bosses get assigned to 24 hour stakeouts of bike sheds. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Nine Hells's national animal is the Imp, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Nine Hells is ranked 302,485^th in the world and 132^nd in Hell for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 26.26 on the Kitten Softness Rating.