The Holy Empire of Ump223 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its smutty television, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 4.803 billion Ump223ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 46.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ump223ian economy, worth 891 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 185,579 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The needs of the living outweigh the needs of the dead, suicide victims often leave behind cash to cover the cost of their fines, doctors refer to inner-cities as newbie zones, and the government seizes all major gold finds. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ump223's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Ump223 is ranked 26,011^th in the world and 1,855^th in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 85.24 law-abiding acts per hour.