The Republic of Ulm 271 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, zero percent divorce rate, and daily referendums. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.464 billion Ulm 271ians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 76.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 271ian economy, worth 163 trillion Ducats a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 111,982 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign governments are threatened if they so much as mention the word "election", slow dancing is made trickier when Auntie Edna insists on standing between the couple's arms, Blackacrean security services are wondering why Leader is so fond of the numbers 6, 7 and 9, and the government baselessly accuses foreign dignitaries of being assassins. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 271's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 271 is ranked 51,996^th in the world and 335^th in Swabian autonomous region for Highest Average Incomes, with 111,982.21 Standard Monetary Units.