The Colony of Ulm 76 is a massive, orderly nation, renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, state-planned economy, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.909 billion Ulm 76ians 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 61.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 76ian economy, worth 236 trillion marks 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 slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. 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 123,805 marks, with the richest citizens earning 9.4 times as much as the poorest.

All telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons', adultery has been made a capital offence, Leader isn't a national brand, and roadside walls are being built and mother nature is paying for it. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 76's national animal is the dolphin, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ulm 76 is ranked 189,422^nd in the world and 90^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 182.59 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.