The Republic of Ulm 355 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.562 billion Ulm 355ians 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, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Law & Order, and Administration are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 65.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 355ian economy, worth 172 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, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. 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 110,678 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown, government police forces protect public schools from the threat of protest, military minds worry that 'the blue screen of death' on brand new operating systems may be a literal description, and troop transports blacken the sky as the military commences Operation Desert Ocean. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 355's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ulm 355 is ranked 295,011^th in the world and 400^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -7.67 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.