The Republic of Ulm 334 is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its parental licensing program, enslaved workforce, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.556 billion Ulm 334ians 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 73.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 334ian economy, worth 178 trillion Ducats a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 114,758 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians are often seen with soldiers pointing guns at their heads, road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, the breathalyser pledge is a traditional part of marriages in Ulm 334, and the military patrols the streets in search of possible secessionists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 334's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ulm 334 is ranked 33,609^th in the world and 100^th in Swabian autonomous region for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 50.74 on the Kitten Softness Rating.