The Armed Republic of Ulm 45 is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its disturbing lack of elderly people, ritual sacrifices, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.891 billion Ulm 45ians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 57.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 45ian economy, worth 262 trillion guilders a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 138,957 guilders, with the richest citizens earning 9.1 times as much as the poorest.

Basic multiplication is all you need to know to have a child, homeowners are evicted to make way for new runways, people on the brink of death are put through unwanted and stressful procedures, and oil executives can be seen reluctantly cleaning oil-soaked birds. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 45's national animal is the kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 45 is ranked 306,542^nd in the world and 409^th in Swabian autonomous region for Safest, scoring 13.02 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.