The Armed Republic of Ulm 85 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, enslaved workforce, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.843 billion Ulm 85ians 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, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 75.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulm 85ian economy, worth 224 trillion rupees a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 121,560 rupees, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Report cards now include a 'Pain Tolerance' grading column, aggravated apostrophe abusers are admonished and assaulted, the experimental sculpture "Overtures In Dried Eagle Dung" has been declared a national treasure, and the government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm 85's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ulm 85 is ranked 289,866^th in the world and 330^th in Swabian autonomous region for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -8.28 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.