The Volksgeist Republic of Uthelstad is a massive, genial nation, ruled by President Otto Hibbergäben with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and national health service. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 1.397 billion Uthelstadians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rabeburg. The average income tax rate is 92.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Uthelstadian economy, worth 217 trillion Uras a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 155,227 Uras, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Nobody wants to know how the sausage is made, the urban poor thumbs down the new hitchhiking ban, old folks reminisce about the last time someone was acquitted of a crime, and psychiatrists bizarrely accompany President Otto Hibbergäben to meetings with foreign heads of state. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Uthelstad's national animal is the Raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Uthelstad is ranked 94,352^nd in the world and 399^th in Europe for Least Corrupt Governments, with 93.53 percentage of bribes refused.