The Holy Empire of Ump217 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 4.873 billion Ump217ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 59.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ump217ian economy, worth 897 trillion Dollars a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 184,174 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

CSI Forest is this year's hit new crime show, urban entrepreneurs are busy introducing cockroaches into restaurant kitchens, citizens tint their front windows to avoid starring in the 'TV Detector Patrol Unit' documentary, and modelling agencies send their clients to work in nursing homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ump217's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ump217 is ranked 26,432^nd in the world and 1,548^th in Lazarus for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 6,122.37 on the Gilded Widget Scale.