The Republic of Ubecia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by The Owliest Owl with an even hand, and remarkable for its vat-grown people, public floggings, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 1.579 billion Ubecians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of chorochi. The average income tax rate is 75.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Ubecian economy, worth 162 trillion crowns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 102,822 crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The sound of wooden legs echo throughout Ubecia after the recent introduction of the Foot Tax, the nation's counterintelligence budget is all up in the air, people who have had childhood imaginary friends are told they can't ever be trusted with guns, and the nation's most "productive" diamond mine hasn't been operational for seven months. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ubecia's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ubecia is ranked 19,551^st in the world and 71^st in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 3,262.66 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.