The Kingdom of Ulm 82 is a massive, cultured nation, notable for its compulsory military service, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.936 billion Ulm 82ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 78.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 82ian economy, worth 213 trillion pounds a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 110,274 pounds, with the richest citizens earning 7.9 times as much as the poorest.

The transit system is throwing poor people under the bus, shoving people into lockers qualifies you for a ministerial position, aides are afraid to ask if Leader wants a cup of tea or coffee, and urban entrepreneurs are busy introducing cockroaches into restaurant kitchens. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 82's national animal is the porpoise, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Ulm 82 is ranked 230,568^th in the world and 270^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -2.62 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.