The People's Republic of Uktras is a tiny, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 9 million Uktrasians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 38.7%.

The Uktrasian economy, worth 445 billion UTS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 49,407 UTS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Demand for night vision goggles and boat engine mufflers has spiked, imitation is the sincerest form of felony, the phrase 'spreading like wildfire' is no longer in the public lexicon, and newspapers and TV broadcasters are given a list of 'acceptable words'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Uktras's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Uktras is ranked 257,971^st in the world and 726^th in The Leftist Assembly for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -8 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.