The Principality of 123 Uma is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its public floggings, ubiquitous missile silos, and national health service. The hard-nosed, devout population of 1.302 billion 123 Umen are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 34.5%.

The all-consuming 123 Uman economy, worth 130 trillion dollars 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 large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Beef-Based Agriculture, Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. 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 100,127 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 7.4 times as much as the poorest.

Cane fights are a common sight in nursing homes, babies are a small but significant export, the breathalyser pledge is a traditional part of marriages in 123 Uma, and military pistols are more secure than the national treasury. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 123 Uma's national animal is the swan, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

123 Uma is ranked 264,251^st in the world and 332^nd in TNP Wolf Farmland for Most Cultured, scoring 61 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.