The Republic of Uther is a mammoth, cultured nation, renowned for its avant-garde cinema, ban on automobiles, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 8.454 billion Utherians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 32.1%.

The thriving Utherian economy, worth 531 trillion gold sovereigns a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 62,928 gold sovereigns, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

The beauty of coastal towns is marred only slightly by all the closed-down storefronts, ancestry test results arrive bundled with patent applications, EULAs remind customers that "Private Mode" is a browser setting rather than a promise, and army rations are served on silver platters. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Uther's national animal is the soldier, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Uther is ranked 101,470^th in the world and 1,322^nd in Remembrance for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,270.66 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.