The Republic of Ulm 326 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its disturbing lack of elderly people, pith helmet sales, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.496 billion Ulm 326ians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 57.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 326ian economy, worth 178 trillion Ducats a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 119,574 Ducats, with the richest citizens earning 7.5 times as much as the poorest.

The elderly are killed softly with a song, prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams, the military has declared that 'a woman's place is in the mess hall', and a burger chain recently changed its name to Mack Donaldz for legal reasons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 326's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 326 is ranked 41,180^th in the world and 325^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 23,277.17 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.