The Republic of Ubecia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Owliest Owl with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, national health service, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 1.726 billion Ubecians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of chorochi. The average income tax rate is 75.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Ubecian economy, worth 183 trillion crowns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 106,055 crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The nation gives peace a chance - usually one in a million, hedge fund managers are diversifying into herbaceous borders, confessions don't count if suffixed with "izzle", and all the playground's a stage for Ubecian schoolchildren. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ubecia's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ubecia is ranked 30,434^th in the world and 72^nd in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Smartest Citizens, with 56.03 quips per hour.