The Reaper of UPC is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Darrow with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, national health service, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 8.582 billion Radiants are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Urithiru. The average income tax rate is 96.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Radiant economy, worth a remarkable 1,003 trillion Diamond Broams a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 116,937 Diamond Broams, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crowds of flag-burning protesters tend to accidentally become crowds of burning protesters, the nation has nearly as many history museums as Radiants, a fashion designer has been arrested for inciting hatred after claiming redheads couldn't pull off vermillion, and snooze factory is now prison lingo for rehabilitation center. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. UPC's national animal is the Windspren, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is the Church of Honor.

UPC is ranked 3,506^th in the world and 29^th in Europeia for Highest Workforce Participation Rate, with 81.81 Workforce Participation Rate.