The Incorporated States of Ulm 129 is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, rampant corporate plagiarism, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.779 billion Ulm 129ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 73.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 129ian economy, worth 224 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 126,386 dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 520,857 per year while the poor average 20,191, a ratio of 25.8 to 1.

The term cold case has taken on a very literal meaning, business ambassadors offer bong tokes to foreign leaders, on graduation day the hats thrown in the air fly high enough to stun passing pigeons, and the government is under the thumb of countless special interests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 129's national animal is the turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Ulm 129 is ranked 39,309^th in the world and 139^th in Swabian autonomous region for Highest Average Incomes, with 126,386.56 Standard Monetary Units.