The Emerald State of Ulster is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by First Minister Fletcher Toney with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, public floggings, and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 18.811 billion Ulstermen 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 government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tara. The average income tax rate is 68.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Ulsteric economy, worth a remarkable 1,955 trillion thalers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 103,956 thalers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Artists from across the nation compete to renovate the restrooms of old government buildings, the fire protection service is wholly government-funded, law schools are hurrying to teach the "prank defense" to their students, and fake designer clothes are shredded and burnt while many in the world don't have a shirt on their back. Crime is totally unknown. Ulster's national animal is the wolfhound, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is New Avalon Catholic Church.

Ulster is ranked 132,180^th in the world and 14^th in Ireland for Lowest Crime Rates, with 62.53 law-abiding acts per hour.