The Republic of 29 Uma is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its closed borders, zero percent divorce rate, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 1.623 billion 29 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 Administration. The average income tax rate is 41.6%.

The powerhouse 29 Uman economy, worth 138 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 a large, well-organized black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. 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 85,430 monies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Hordes of unemployed lumberjacks have resorted to cutting down utility poles to satisfy their cravings, people who tease dwarfs are being cut down to size, political visitors are forced to stop ten paces from Leader's throne, and money is being desperately pumped into the ruined economy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 29 Uma's national animal is the card, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

29 Uma is ranked 217,116^th in the world and 451^st in Izern for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -3.22 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.