The Disputed Territories of Ulm 72 is a massive, orderly nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, otherworldly petting zoo, and pith helmet sales. The cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.933 billion Ulm 72ians 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 72.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 72ian economy, worth 247 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 127,803 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Golden statues of unicorns line the memorial avenues of the Funerary District, Tetris has been banned for its graphic violent content, it can be a real jungle in a modern courtroom, and old fossils give the tours at the parliamentary museum. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 72's national animal is the unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 72 is ranked 316,822^nd in the world and 442^nd in Swabian autonomous region for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 21.35 on the Bus Surprisal Index.