The Republic of Ulm 59 is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, avant-garde cinema, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.862 billion Ulm 59ians 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 70.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 59ian economy, worth 211 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 113,516 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, the government believes there is no problem that raising taxes won't fix, a good deed is rewarded with a thank you note attached to a deportation order, and golden statues of crocodiles line the memorial avenues of the Funerary District. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 59's national animal is the crocodile, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ulm 59 is ranked 67,846^th in the world and 128^th in Swabian autonomous region for Nicest Citizens, with 16.29 average smiles per day.