The Republic of Ulm 379 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, free-roaming dinosaurs, and smutty television. The compassionate, devout population of 1.457 billion Ulm 379ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 42.2%.

The powerhouse Ulm 379ian economy, worth 162 trillion Ducats a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 111,279 Ducats, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

The nation forgives those who are big enough to admit they made a mistake, the government is under the thumb of countless special interests, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks, and plain-clothes police officers follow Dàguó tourists everywhere they go. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 379's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 379 is ranked 149,954^th in the world and 99^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 491.17 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.