The Empire of Ulm 149 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, infamous sell-swords, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.98 billion Ulm 149ians 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 Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 67.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 149ian economy, worth 262 trillion baht a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 132,366 baht, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

Ulm 149ian political exiles populate the near abroad, the government has strong opinions about what goes into your bodily orifices, the experimental sculpture "Overtures In Dried Fox Dung" has been declared a national treasure, and concert halls sport signs proclaiming "No Shorts, Sandals or Swastikas". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 149's national animal is the fox, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ulm 149 is ranked 290,767^th in the world and 436^th in Swabian autonomous region for Least Corrupt Governments, with 56.55 percentage of bribes refused.