The People's Socialist Republic of Urgabah is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 40.182 billion Urgabahians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cornucopia. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Urgabahian economy, worth an astonishing 15,123 trillion Uollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism. Average income is an amazing 376,362 Uollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government buildings are being cleansed of anything that might have racist connotations, the election for Leader's office's janitor is heating up, the consent form for routine blood pressure measurement has been nominated for the 'Novel Of The Year' award, and primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Urgabah's national animal is the Monitor Lizard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Urgabah is ranked 301,895^th in the world and 6,952^nd in the West Pacific for Largest Retail Industry, scoring -70.76 on the Shrinkwrap Consignment Productivity Index.