The Republic of Ulm 392 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its disturbing lack of elderly people, smutty television, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.515 billion Ulm 392ians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 71.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 392ian economy, worth 192 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 slick, highly efficient black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 127,366 Ducats, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 365,701 per year while the poor average 35,274, a ratio of 10.4 to 1.

The overhead luggage compartment is often full, the government has begun selling heroin and ecstasy to help fund its projects, surveillance cameras are banned, and citizens are being told that the greatness of a nation's power is the measure of its surrender. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 392's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ulm 392 is ranked 60,630^th in the world and 128^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 4,271.68 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.