The Federal Empire of Ulnar is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Emperor-President with a fair hand, and renowned for its vat-grown people, ubiquitous missile silos, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.762 billion Ulnarians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Erebus. The average income tax rate is 93.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ulnarian economy, worth 556 trillion qians a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 201,363 qians, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ulnarians incessantly needle their doctors for relief, the "do ya feel lucky, punk?" scene is on the core syllabus at the National Police Academy, mountain rescue missions can end with more people lost than found, and bored politicians often entertain themselves with games of Simon during important votes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ulnar's national animal is the penguin, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is God-Machine Cult.

Ulnar is ranked 7,370^th in the world and 2^nd in Albero for Nicest Citizens, with 37.47 average smiles per day.