The Swabian Autonomous Zone of Ulm 1 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its infamous sell-swords, pith helmet sales, and punitive income tax rates. The cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.207 billion Ulm 1ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yarvinsk. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 60.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 1ian economy, worth 308 trillion Ducats 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 large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. 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 an impressive 139,721 Ducats, with the richest citizens earning 6.6 times as much as the poorest.

Saying 'Hi Guys' to a mixed gender group of people at work is a fireable offense, a law degree is required before telling people not to drink and drive, arms manufacturing has been put at an arm's length, and an increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 1's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 1 is ranked 218,194^th in the world and 183^rd in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -3.35 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.