The Federal Republic of 88 Uma is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, infamous sell-swords, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.529 billion 88 Umen are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 43.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong 88 Uman economy, worth 124 trillion monies a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 81,190 monies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

88 Uman tourists are banned from many nations due to their tendency to randomly explode, the working classes live and die on the fields of the farming communes, baby dolls thrown in the trash are a leading cause of panic attacks, and prison walls have had to be modified to keep parkour-trained criminals from escaping. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 88 Uma's national animal is the card, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

88 Uma is ranked 54,817^th in the world and 147^th in Izern for Largest Black Market, with 12.4 trillion Standard Monetary Units.