The Republic of Uminaku is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by State Assembly with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 6.5 billion Uminak love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Toyohara. The average income tax rate is 87.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Uminak economy, worth 839 trillion Tengs a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 129,100 Tengs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Cultural heritage is measured in Scoville Heat Units, civil engineers are undermining sinkholes, it's a jungle out there, and all you have to do is pray to get into Uminaku. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Uminaku's national animal is the Sakhalin Leaf Warbler, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Uminaku is ranked 161,928^th in the world and 1,727^th in the Pacific for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 1,218.99 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.