The Federal Republic of 98 Uma is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, public floggings, and frequent executions. The compassionate population of 1.524 billion 98 Umen are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 43.9%.

The powerhouse 98 Uman economy, worth 145 trillion monies a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 95,035 monies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

A burger chain recently changed its name to Mack Donaldz for legal reasons, oil executives can be seen reluctantly cleaning oil-soaked birds, newly-peaceful nations are forced to use assault rifles as farming tools due to a lack of funds for purchasing anything else, and pareidolic SETI scientists swear there's a message from aliens hidden within pi. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 98 Uma's national animal is the card, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

98 Uma is ranked 80,684^th in the world and 422^nd in Izern for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 2,287.4 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.