The Oppressed Peoples of Ulm 155 is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, daily referendums, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, devout population of 1.871 billion Ulm 155ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 52.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 155ian economy, worth 201 trillion Kronor a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 107,714 Kronor, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Artists from across the nation compete to renovate the restrooms of old government buildings, CSI Forest is this year's hit new crime show, citizens re-mortgage their homes to buy lottery tickets, and dog breeding has been banned in accordance with recent animal experimentation laws. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 155's national animal is the penguin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Ulm 155 is ranked 266,112^th in the world and 204^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -7.63 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.