The Republic of Ulm 360 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its public floggings, soft-spoken computers, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.506 billion Ulm 360ians 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, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 54.8%.

The all-consuming Ulm 360ian economy, worth 165 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 black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Woodchip Exports. 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 109,849 Ducats, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

Only AIs know why the nation is rapidly increasing its semiconductor stockpile, aides are afraid to ask if Leader wants a cup of tea or coffee, calling dibs is an unalienable right, and defense lawyers suggestively note to juries how flagrantly happy victims were. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 360's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ulm 360 is ranked 242,873^rd in the world and 270^th in Swabian autonomous region for Nicest Citizens, with 10.55 average smiles per day.