The People's Republic of Uster is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Alexander Schennach with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums, free-roaming dinosaurs, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 1.724 billion Ustermer are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Uster City. The average income tax rate is 89.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient ustermer economy, worth 220 trillion Xanders a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 127,870 Xanders, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A determined opposition debates the relative benefits of Arial and Times New Roman for days on end, the nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees, resident physicians are said to have a silver scalpel in their hands, and grim instructresses lead the unwillingly impregnated in chants of "it's all my fault" and "blessed be the fruit". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Uster's national animal is the Hamster.

Uster is ranked 13,259^th in the world and 536^th in Osiris for Highest Poor Incomes, with 110,340.55 Standard Monetary Units.