The United Kingdom of UlsterUK is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Jonathan McCullough with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, unlimited-speed roads, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 15.83 billion UlsterUKians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Belfast. The average income tax rate is 33.9%.

The frighteningly efficient UlsterUKian economy, worth a remarkable 5,773 trillion pounds sterlings a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 364,688 pounds sterlings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

A niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up, Dogman-branded weapons are all the rage in the militaristic comic-book community, multilingual concierges man empty inner city apartment blocks, and newly synthesized elements' half-lives are a million times shorter than the time it takes to say their names. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. UlsterUK's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Freemasonry.

UlsterUK is ranked 6,795^th in the world and 133^rd in the Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 13,307.74 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.