The Dominion of Ulm 180 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its daily referendums, compulsory gun ownership, and devotion to social welfare. The humorless, devout population of 1.849 billion Ulm 180ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 70.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 180ian economy, worth 206 trillion lire a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 111,721 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Goldfish bowls are three metres in diameter, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, the examiners who examine examiners are being examined by examiners, and the trail of chickpeas is a controversial part of middle school curriculum. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 180's national animal is the bison, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 180 is ranked 33,755^th in the world and 89^th in Swabian autonomous region for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,503.15 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.