The Commonwealth of UPol is a mid-sized, efficient nation, remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 87 million UPolians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.8%.

The powerhouse UPolian economy, worth 7.07 trillion Freaks a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 81,227 Freaks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 278,137 per year while the poor average 17,427, a ratio of 16.0 to 1.

It's believed that women's brains will overheat if they think for themselves, the government-sponsored autobiography 'A Leader For All Seasons' has only been bought by the most loyal of Leader's supporters, unsolved crimes are often pinned on veterans with PTSD, and world leaders often feel uncomfortable when Leader tries to recruit them into selling cosmetics. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. UPol's national animal is the Beever, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

UPol is ranked 65,012^th in the world and 9^th in The Invaders for Rudest Citizens, with 71.17 insults per minute.