The Swabian Autonomous Zone of Ulm 4 is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, zero percent divorce rate, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.093 billion Ulm 4ians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zvonok. The average income tax rate is 70.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 4ian economy, worth 232 trillion Ducats a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 111,063 Ducats, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Urban graffiti is hand-calligraphed in perfectly kerned elegant fonts, only 'organics' are permitted to be citizens, holidays are regarded as the most miserable time of the year, and young people suspect their parents might be a little bit stupid. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 4's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm 4 is ranked 203,713^th in the world and 36^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Populations, with 2.09 billion capita.