The Federal Republic of Ubalde is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 450 million Ubaldeans 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 16.7%.

The Ubaldean economy, worth 21.8 trillion florins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 48,387 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Ice-filled coffins are ominously positioned in the corner of every hospital ward. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Ubalde's national animal is the panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ubalde is ranked 180,831^st in the world and 445^th in Nihon for Largest Soda Pop Sector, scoring -6.24 on the Addison-Fukk Productivity Rating.