The Republic of Uprus is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Kovack with an iron fist, and notable for its vat-grown people, compulsory vegetarianism, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 24.339 billion Uprusians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Harlan. The average income tax rate is 98.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Uprusian economy, worth a remarkable 7,113 trillion Credits a year, is quite specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 292,254 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Civil servants refuse to enforce government regulations for fear of wider economic impact, achieving blood purity involves a surprising amount of bloodshed, making up random numbers to name new asteroids is the bulk of astronomers' work, and keeping the lights on keeps the lights on for increasing amounts of Uprusians. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Uprus's national animal is the Bald Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is the Lords of Harlan.

Uprus is ranked 1,264^th in the world and 28^th in 10000 Islands for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 14,509.12 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.