The Backward Republic of Ukiah is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Mister Hedgehog with an even hand, and renowned for its strictly enforced bedtime, zero percent divorce rate, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed population of 27.759 billion Ukiahans 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 medium-sized, corrupt government prioritizes Industry, although Administration, Education, and Law & Order are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Drawback City. The average income tax rate is 36.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ukiahian economy, worth a remarkable 2,660 trillion zens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 95,828 zens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The only thing that can pin down a "superhero" is red tape, clerics are taught that silence is golden and duct tape is silver, restaurants cater to pregnancy cravings, and boys who even ask about cheerleading are placed on the Sex Offenders Register. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ukiah's national animal is the hedgehog, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Zen Buddhism.

Ukiah is ranked 69,609^th in the world and 14^th in Haiku for Most Cultured, scoring 68 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.