The Republic of Uttawak is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, flagrant waste-dumping, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 4.469 billion Uttawakians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Uttagrad. The average income tax rate is 51.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Uttawakian economy, worth 741 trillion Uttawakian Rubles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 166,000 Uttawakian Rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

One man's trash is another company's tax break, endangered bison are herded across the border to prevent them from trampling on native prairie grass, priests pray to Leader for regulatory approval, and unshaven men are viewed with suspicion in courts of law. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Uttawak's national animal is the Grey Wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Orthodox Christianity.

Uttawak is ranked 219,571^st in the world and 1,443^rd in The East Pacific for Largest Black Market, with 343 billion Standard Monetary Units.