The Republic of Ulania is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 16 million Ulans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.0%.

The strong Ulan economy, worth 1.03 trillion Penzes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 64,201 Penzes, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

Lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed, gay hospital patients are labelled with a pink triangle to alert staff of their substandard blood, male friends are often accompanied by a female relative in order to prove their 'straightness', and anyone with a tin cup can stop by the welfare office to have it filled with coins. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulania's national animal is the Hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ulania is ranked 66,229^th in the world and 873^rd in the West Pacific for Safest, scoring 97.47 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.