The Republic of Ulm 340 is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, smutty television, and soft-spoken computers. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.578 billion Ulm 340ians 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, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 59.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 340ian economy, worth 185 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, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an impressive 117,698 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Harry Potter books are banned, the might of the entire Ulm 340ian Navy is focused on fifty bemused spear-throwing islanders, hordes of unemployed lumberjacks have resorted to cutting down utility poles to satisfy their cravings, and the government insists that a ghost voted ten million times in the last election. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 340's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 340 is ranked 225,342^nd in the world and 358^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -1.26 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.