The State of Ukase State is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 29.287 billion Ukase Statesmen 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, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 9.6%.

The very strong Ukase Statean economy, worth a remarkable 1,182 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Pizza Delivery, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 40,386 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, abortions are routinely performed in Ukase State's hospitals, and the government is reining in public spending. Crime is moderate. Ukase State's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Ukase State is ranked 106,791^st in the world and 3^rd in Federated States of Micronesia for Most Primitive, scoring -23.45 on the Scary Big Number Scale.