The Democratic Republic of Ubeland is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic population of 157 million Ubelandians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 42.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Ubelandian economy, worth 11.9 trillion pesos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 75,510 pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals, body doubles and armed bodyguards escort witnesses to and from courtrooms, scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway, and traumatised refugees have a full bedpan shoved into their hands along with their immigration papers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ubeland's national animal is the penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Ubeland is ranked 82,341^st in the world and 2,165^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 2,555.79 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.