The Empire of Republic of the Utabian Islands is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Empress Valeria Asiriel I with an iron fist, and notable for its enslaved workforce, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical population of 19.366 billion Utabians 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 enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Singapore. The average income tax rate is 98.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Utabian economy, worth a remarkable 3,743 trillion Camiroes a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 193,306 Camiroes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's industries are scrambling to switch to biodegradable plastics, the latest electric jet fighter has almost enough battery charge to reach cruising altitude -- provided you don't use the radar, the government has adopted a "Lightning Never Strikes Twice" approach to dealing with natural disasters, and the 'kind of scrawny' 500 meter hurdle is a popular event. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Republic of the Utabian Islands's national animal is the Bornean Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Republic of the Utabian Islands is ranked 1,950^th in the world and 70^th in Balder for Lowest Crime Rates, with 145.72 law-abiding acts per hour.