The Democratic Republic of Ump43 is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, enslaved workforce, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 6.764 billion Ump43ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 72.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ump43ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,408 trillion Monies 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. 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 amazing 208,229 Monies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Women across the country are tying the knot, spoiler warnings are now given out before political speeches, the nation's faithful often say there is a higher power watching over them, and the overhead luggage compartment is often full. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ump43's national animal is the Wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Ump43 is ranked 14,731^st in the world and 951^st in Balder for Lowest Crime Rates, with 94.49 law-abiding acts per hour.