The Republic of Ulm 390 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.542 billion Ulm 390ians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 60.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 390ian economy, worth 181 trillion Ducats a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 117,624 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Black gold is looking more brown these days, soldiers with colourful mohawks make themselves perfect targets for snipers, misbehaving Bears deemed dangerous to the public are shot and hanged by the town hall as a warning to others, and most believe it doesn't hurt to embrace free trade. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 390's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ulm 390 is ranked 146,654^th in the world and 131^st in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 1,935.97 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.