The Most Serene Republic of Ulm 46 is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 1.86 billion Ulm 46ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 72.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 46ian economy, worth 249 trillion rupees 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 Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. 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 134,184 rupees, with the richest citizens earning 8.3 times as much as the poorest.

Parents live in fear of governmental 'child protection' squads, search and rescue forces now accept cheques and all major credit cards, the nation's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas, and immigrant Maxtopians are routinely sold on popular internet auction sites. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 46's national animal is the squirrel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 46 is ranked 231,362^nd in the world and 371^st in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -2.19 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.