The Swabian Autonomous Zone of Ulm 15 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its smutty television, keen interest in outer space, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.185 billion Ulm 15ians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Magnirov. The average income tax rate is 67.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 15ian economy, worth 293 trillion Ducats a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 134,444 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Radio stations are forbidden to play anything with too much drum or bass, business is banging at no-tell motels, country folk are sent to obligatory boarding schools to learn how to be civilized, and the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 15's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 15 is ranked 115,161^st in the world and 100^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 2,862.78 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.