The Republic of Ultra Ring is a tiny, pleasant nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, zero percent divorce rate, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 14 million Ultra Ringians 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 24.1%.

The Ultra Ringian economy, worth 572 billion Dorayakis a year, is quite specialized and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,886 Dorayakis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's reputation for treachery has left it sidelined on the international stage, the dish 'poisson avec poison' is only available on the black market, wedding bands come in pairs to form wedding manacles, and the new national mascot has to be wheeled onto the field of play. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force. Ultra Ring's national animal is the Cats, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Ultra Ring is ranked 259,971^st in the world and 1,362^nd in the Plains of Perdition for Highest Average Incomes, with 40,886.88 Standard Monetary Units.