The Nomadic Peoples of Ulm 52 is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.963 billion Ulm 52ians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 72.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 52ian economy, worth 275 trillion dollars 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 139,872 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

The family summer vacation has become a thing of the past following the introduction of the year-round school year, sheepish teenagers are making eye contact with their parents for the first time in a decade during state-enforced 'no-phones hour', devotion to God is only skin-deep, and children asking questions about science are referred to relevant sections in religious texts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 52's national animal is the parrot, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ulm 52 is ranked 46,862^nd in the world and 141^st in Swabian autonomous region for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 3,276.42 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.