The Commonwealth of Ulm 174 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, parental licensing program, and zero percent divorce rate. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.887 billion Ulm 174ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 67.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 174ian economy, worth 256 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 135,745 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Trying to toast marshmallows in an electric fireplace just isn't the same, acute politicians deride opposition members for being obtuse, new "Worker's Strike" laws set out who is allowed to strike a worker, and the digital money revolution has cashed out. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 174's national animal is the elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 174 is ranked 261,220^th in the world and 267^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.48 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.