The Republic of Ulm 310 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its public floggings, parental licensing program, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.475 billion Ulm 310ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 64.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 310ian economy, worth 192 trillion Ducats a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 130,515 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Almost all products in Ulm 310 are hand-crafted due to strict employment laws, corporations cut costs by taking away safety-features on their products, pilots always remember to send their doctors a Maxxmas card, and new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Ulm 310 to be bombproof. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 310's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 310 is ranked 318,966^th in the world and 431^st in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -11.49 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.