The Republic of Ulmclear is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its frequent executions, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 820 million Ulmclearians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 36.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Ulmclearian economy, worth 64.8 trillion Ducats 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, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, Automobile Manufacturing, 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 79,029 Ducats, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A fashion designer has been arrested for inciting hatred after claiming redheads couldn't pull off vermillion, smoking is banned in public areas, libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, and military advisors frequently remind San Vitenzan farmers that they have to pull the pin on a grenade before throwing it. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulmclear's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulmclear is ranked 259,335^th in the world and 5^th in Ulm for Largest Populations, with 820 million capita.