The United Socialists Republics of Ulborg is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Supreme Commissioner Tanya Nurlanovna with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, avant-garde cinema, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 12.992 billion Ulberians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order is also considered important, while International Aid isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Qazaran. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient ulberian economy, worth a remarkable 7,842 trillion axnis 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, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. 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 a breathtaking 603,660 axnis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Shouting contests are an important part of government job interviews, the ulberian war navy contains an oddly large number of luxury yachts and cruise liners, requests to "pass the salt" are supported by tank divisions, and jaywalking is punishable by public flogging. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulborg's national animal is the leopard, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is State atheism.

Ulborg is ranked 98,756^th in the world and 16^th in Calme Ybovien for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 3,380.68 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.