The People's Republic of Uktras is a fledgling, genial nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working population of 6 million Uktrasians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 33.8%.

The Uktrasian economy, worth 304 billion UTS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 50,597 UTS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Students memorise knock-knock jokes for their mandatory twice-a-term Comedy Examinations, Goldilocks has found a lucrative career as a zoning consultant, businesses often fire workers in favour of cheaper automatic systems, and confused-looking pigeons slide gently off frictionless window ledges. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Uktras's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Uktras is ranked 146,786^th in the world and 430^th in The Leftist Assembly for Most Developed, scoring 56.29 on the Human Development Index.