The Federation of Ulm 90 is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its public floggings, zero percent divorce rate, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.907 billion Ulm 90ians 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, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 73.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 90ian economy, worth 235 trillion guilders a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 123,553 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Goldilocks has found a lucrative career as a zoning consultant, the new iVote app allows representatives to vote on legislation by launching ill-tempered birds and matching candies, judicial robes are the country's hottest fashion trend, and hostage-takers offer loyalty scheme points for prompt payment. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 90's national animal is the penguin, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ulm 90 is ranked 315,651^st in the world and 432^nd in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -9.44 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.