The Republic of Ulm Protector is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions, ban on automobiles, and digital currency. The hard-nosed population of 1.062 billion Ulm Protectorians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 68.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Ulm Protectorian economy, worth 50.4 trillion Ducats a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Cheese Exports, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 47,493 Ducats, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

On graduation day the hats thrown in the air fly high enough to stun passing pigeons, most of the population has had bad experiences with hoes, deceased politicians' MyFace profiles are unanimously pro-incumbent, and retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulm Protector's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ulm Protector is ranked 112,217^th in the world and 12^th in Ulm for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 10,604.2 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.