The Republic of Ulm 230 is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, avant-garde cinema, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.44 billion Ulm 230ians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 70.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 230ian economy, worth 159 trillion Ducats a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 110,809 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments, local officials love to claim the protection of their Big Brother, a little pushing and pulling is needed for big ships to pass, and they say the best compromise leaves everyone feeling a little unarmed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 230's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 230 is ranked 292,300^th in the world and 390^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -10.17 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.