The United States of Ulm 58 is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, zero percent divorce rate, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 1.839 billion Ulm 58ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 60.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 58ian economy, worth 240 trillion marks a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 130,863 marks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 430,560 per year while the poor average 29,804, a ratio of 14.4 to 1.

Wildlife parks are packed with poachers yet increasingly devoid of animals, shelters struggle to keep up with the endless intake of stray animals, road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, and there is one competing standard. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 58's national animal is the turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Ulm 58 is ranked 36,281^st in the world and 86^th in Swabian autonomous region for Highest Average Incomes, with 130,863.06 Standard Monetary Units.