The Armed Republic of Ulm 85 is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its public floggings, compulsory gun ownership, and suspicion of poets. The cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.814 billion Ulm 85ians 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, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 74.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 85ian economy, worth 219 trillion rupees 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 Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. 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 121,123 rupees, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Copies of the constitution are used as toilet paper, flight attendants rip down curtains with revolutionary fervor, a fashion designer has been arrested for inciting hatred after claiming redheads couldn't pull off vermillion, and Ulm 85ian watches list strained wrists as a common side effect. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 85's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ulm 85 is ranked 64,081^st in the world and 294^th in Swabian autonomous region for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,584.99 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.