The Clear Sky Republic of Ulymein is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 8.798 billion Ulies hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kastor. The average income tax rate is 71.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Ulymeinian economy, worth 447 trillion Ulypences a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 50,913 Ulypences, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ulymein has designated Kastor as its capital city, suit-clad businessmen have been taking advantage of the relaxed welfare qualifications by shopping with food stamps, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, and many aides in Leader's office are known to be serial jaywalkers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulymein's national animal is the Mantis Shrimp, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Ulymein is ranked 78,859^th in the world and 38^th in Equiterra for Lowest Crime Rates, with 68.83 law-abiding acts per hour.