The United Kingdom of Ulm 50 is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its teetotalling pirates, infamous sell-swords, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.8 billion Ulm 50ians 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, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 76.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 50ian economy, worth 252 trillion rupees a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 140,243 rupees, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Human sacrifice to the metaphorical altar of Mammon ensures national prosperity, a positive GPA is all it takes to get an elite education, hordes of unemployed lumberjacks have resorted to cutting down utility poles to satisfy their cravings, and a cyber-war between file sharers and the music industry formats hard drives across the country. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 50's national animal is the parrot, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ulm 50 is ranked 214,032^nd in the world and 224^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -2.5 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.