The Federatsiya of Ursaaa is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Ivan Mallory with an iron fist, and notable for its prohibition of alcohol, parental licensing program, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 3.47 billion Ursans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rudeya. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 69.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Ursaaan economy, worth 783 trillion Ursan chezzes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 225,734 Ursan chezzes, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,284,152 per year while the poor average 19,316, a ratio of 66.5 to 1.

A National Academy regulates grammar and usage, many of the poor live from cradle to grave without ever seeing sunlight, onions have been banned due to their tendency to cause eye irritation, and major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ursaaa's national animal is the for example nothing, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Religion-is-quite-silly.

Ursaaa is ranked 23,053^rd in the world and 35^th in Eladria for Smartest Citizens, with 64.05 quips per hour.