The Republic of Ulm 373 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, soft-spoken computers, and ritual sacrifices. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.492 billion Ulm 373ians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 52.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Ulm 373ian economy, worth 154 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, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. 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 103,285 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

"Mad Max: Returning Again to Barrydrome" is this year's unexpected summer blockbuster, newspapers and TV broadcasters are given a list of 'acceptable words', children have nightmares about the eerie red glow and constant whirring of newly-installed machines, and student athletes gaze forlornly at abandoned Bearball fields. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 373's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 373 is ranked 106,936^th in the world and 206^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 2,704.49 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.