The Republic of Ulm 204 is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its avant-garde cinema, parental licensing program, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.538 billion Ulm 204ians 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. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 36.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 204ian economy, worth 188 trillion Ducats a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 122,693 Ducats, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 349,285 per year while the poor average 34,386, a ratio of 10.2 to 1.

Ambulances aren't allowed to overtake hearses, prisoners can't do number twos without their "toilet buddy" present, inter-species marriages are ignored by the government, and male friends are often accompanied by a female relative in order to prove their 'straightness'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 204's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 204 is ranked 302,783^rd in the world and 412^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -8.16 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.