The Confederacy of Ulm 140 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its enslaved workforce, ubiquitous missile silos, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.817 billion Ulm 140ians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 59.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 140ian economy, worth 209 trillion pesos a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 115,100 pesos, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

Business meetings across the country are interrupted by the sound of squeaking whoopee-cushions, the new foreign policy is "why bother invading neighbours when they can be bought wholesale?", scientific journals publish third-graders' school essays, and stony-faced prosecutors play loud gangster rap music during court proceedings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 140's national animal is the leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 140 is ranked 52,926^th in the world and 231^st in Swabian autonomous region for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,871.7 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.