The Republic of Ulm 252 is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, digital currency, and parental licensing program. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.462 billion Ulm 252ians 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, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 82.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 252ian economy, worth 167 trillion Ducats a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 114,830 Ducats, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The people consider response to rudeness to be an acceptable casus belli, enterprising game developers are a hop, skip, and a double-jump away from arrest, excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions, and the long arm of the law possesses a rather slow hand. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 252's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ulm 252 is ranked 192,995^th in the world and 331^st in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 514.29 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.