The Armed Republic of Ulm 166 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its daily referendums, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.788 billion Ulm 166ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 68.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 166ian economy, worth 222 trillion guilders a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Automobile Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 124,164 guilders, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

There is no rest for the widowed, torture is commonly used to extract information from suspected criminals, election results are often delayed for weeks to count the expat votes, and power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 166's national animal is the porpoise, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Ulm 166 is ranked 181,484^th in the world and 182^nd in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 84.7 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.