The Empire of Uradel is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Karl Franz with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, ubiquitous missile silos, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.09 billion Uradelns 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, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Industry, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Social Policy is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Altdorf. The average income tax rate is 32.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Uradeln economy, worth 87.6 trillion Thrones a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 80,378 Thrones, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

A murderous reputation can revitalise a flagging celebrity career, overhead luggage compartments on planes sometimes conceal diminutive intelligence officers, Uradeln companies generally just fire employees in lieu of giving them vacation, and forty-year-old men are asked for their ID before watching the latest pony cartoon movies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Uradel's national animal is the Aquila, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Uradel is ranked 72,459^th in the world and 2^nd in Saint Mary for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 106.3 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.