The Republic of 18 Uma is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its enslaved workforce, daily referendums, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, devout population of 1.715 billion 18 Umen are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 29.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong 18 Uman economy, worth 177 trillion banks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 103,623 banks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Ersatz chicken has left the nation's citizens with a bad taste in their mouths, the most sacred right is the right to ignore the rights of slaves, metal detectors at school gates make sure that teenagers are carrying at least one sidearm, and it's believed that women's brains will overheat if they think for themselves. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 18 Uma's national animal is the card, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

18 Uma is ranked 215,648^th in the world and 205^th in Izern for Largest Populations, with 1.72 billion capita.