The Swabian Autonomous Zone of Ulm 38 is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and public floggings. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.094 billion Ulm 38ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Blagozny. The average income tax rate is 80.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 38ian economy, worth 270 trillion Ducats a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 128,988 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Biker gangs and fashionistas are converting to Violetism en masse, the mentally ill are given high powered automatic weapons for "catharsis therapy", the arms industry is backed by government subsidies and harsh anti-protest laws are in place, and the nation's police officers are famously miserable-looking. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 38's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 38 is ranked 37,557^th in the world and 111^th in Swabian autonomous region for Highest Average Incomes, with 128,988.73 Standard Monetary Units.