The Fiefdom of Ulm 183 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its national health service, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.794 billion Ulm 183ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 67.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 183ian economy, worth 196 trillion dollars a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 109,601 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Passwords to nuclear codes must now contain upper and lower case characters, a new guerrilla marketing campaign for tap water involves government agents spraying random citizens with hose water, extreme hiring regulations mean a job in Ulm 183 is often a lifetime appointment, and delivery truck companies use hospital parking lots to store 16-wheelers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 183's national animal is the fox, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ulm 183 is ranked 54,438^th in the world and 351^st in Swabian autonomous region for Highest Average Incomes, with 109,601.36 Standard Monetary Units.