The Backward Republic of Ukiah is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Mister Hedgehog with an even hand, and renowned for its public floggings, zero percent divorce rate, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed population of 27.819 billion Ukiahans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government prioritizes Industry, with Administration, Education, and Law & Order also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Drawback City. The average income tax rate is 36.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ukiahian economy, worth a remarkable 2,665 trillion zens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 95,828 zens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The only thing that can pin down a "superhero" is red tape, clerics are taught that silence is golden and duct tape is silver, restaurants cater to pregnancy cravings, and boys who even ask about cheerleading are placed on the Sex Offenders Register. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ukiah's national animal is the hedgehog, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Zen Buddhism.

Ukiah is ranked 209,688^th in the world and 8^th in Haiku for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 138.92 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.