The Republic of Ulm 331 is a massive, safe nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.495 billion Ulm 331ians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 69.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 331ian economy, worth 199 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 large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. 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 133,278 Ducats, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 469,280 per year while the poor average 27,407, a ratio of 17.1 to 1.

The trail of chickpeas is a controversial part of middle school curriculum, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, medical staff can legally quiet people who ask for a second helping of Salisbury steak, and internet moderators work overtime to remove memes comparing Leader to cartoon bears. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 331's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 331 is ranked 19,958^th in the world and 58^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 32,789.81 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.