The Republic of Ulm 325 is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, compulsory gun ownership, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 1.47 billion Ulm 325ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 74.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 325ian economy, worth 199 trillion Ducats a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 135,694 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Metal detectors have been banned after a bottle cap caused a riot at the beach, corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, pretending to be prejudiced is a good way to get out of jury duty, and citizens are encouraged to show displeasure with politicians by poking them with sharp metal sticks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 325's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 325 is ranked 260,519^th in the world and 288^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -5.6 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.