The Republic of Uvik is a massive, safe nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.192 billion Uvikians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 41.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Uvikian economy, worth 43.2 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,202 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Uvik's national animal is the emu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Uvik is ranked 87,451^st in the world and 352^nd in Concord for Safest, scoring 87.03 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.