The Oppressed Peoples of Umbel is a gargantuan, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, restrictive gun laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 23.12 billion Umbelians 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 relatively small, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Law & Order, with Defense also on the agenda, while Welfare and Healthcare aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 10.9%.

The strong Umbelian economy, worth 771 trillion Dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is 33,354 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Elections have been outlawed, all tariffs have been abolished, Animal Liberationists are regularly jailed, and the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Umbel's national animal is the hawk, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Umbel is ranked 230,081^st in the world and 10,162^nd in Lazarus for Highest Poor Incomes, with 15,875.29 Standard Monetary Units.