The Republic of Ulm 293 is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its public floggings, lack of airports, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.442 billion Ulm 293ians 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. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 76.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 293ian economy, worth 172 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 Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 119,574 Ducats, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 419,555 per year while the poor average 24,721, a ratio of 17.0 to 1.

Therapists can always squeeze in another house-call, sermons are regularly interrupted by businessmen taking phone calls, the nationalistic national anthem inspires citizens to literally spit at foreigners, and the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 293's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 293 is ranked 132,532^nd in the world and 84^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,195.35 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.