The Republic of Uminaku is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by State Assembly with a fair hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 6.607 billion Uminak 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 large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Toyohara. The average income tax rate is 87.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Uminak economy, worth 852 trillion Tengs a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 129,100 Tengs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Cultural heritage is measured in Scoville Heat Units, civil engineers are undermining sinkholes, it's a jungle out there, and all you have to do is pray to get into Uminaku. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Uminaku's national animal is the Sakhalin Leaf Warbler, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Uminaku is ranked 65,365^th in the world and 408^th in the Pacific for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 4,345.03 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.