The Swabian Autonomous Zone of Ulm 5 is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, unlimited-speed roads, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 2.13 billion Ulm 5ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sokolova. The average income tax rate is 70.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 5ian economy, worth 275 trillion Ducats a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 129,142 Ducats, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Leader's military council has been nicknamed 'The Knights of the Rotund Table', government employees have reverted to carrier pigeon due to never-ending virus scans, welfare recipients are milking the government for all they've got, and chipped paint can see a building condemned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 5's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ulm 5 is ranked 163,949^th in the world and 109^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 688.97 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.