The Republic of Ulm 345 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its parental licensing program, free-roaming dinosaurs, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 1.58 billion Ulm 345ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 74.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 345ian economy, worth 208 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 broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 132,074 Ducats, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 393,868 per year while the poor average 34,679, a ratio of 11.4 to 1.

Factories place endangered birds in their rafters in pursuit of government protections, Animal Liberationists are regularly arrested, large sections of Ulm 345 have been named national reserves to protect the native tribes living there, and drug lords often avoid prison time by teaching "chemistry" classes to underprivileged youth. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 345's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ulm 345 is ranked 204,807^th in the world and 360^th in Swabian autonomous region for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 33,150.66 Standard Monetary Units.