The Republic of Ulm 389 is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its parental licensing program, compulsory gun ownership, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 1.542 billion Ulm 389ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 75.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 389ian economy, worth 209 trillion Ducats a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 135,650 Ducats, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 510,790 per year while the poor average 25,120, a ratio of 20.3 to 1.

The air force's greatness is based on how many enemies are made during procurement, the most popular stadium acts are one-off performances, hordes of gardening enthusiasts are being banished from cities nationwide, and whenever pilots have to bail out the government bails out their company. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 389's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 389 is ranked 99,498^th in the world and 98^th in Swabian autonomous region for Safest, scoring 83.44 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.