The Clear Sky Republic of Ulymein is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its hatred of cheese, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 8.881 billion Ulies hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kastor. The average income tax rate is 72.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Ulymeinian economy, worth 453 trillion Ulypences a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 51,114 Ulypences, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ulymein has designated Kastor as its capital city, suit-clad businessmen have been taking advantage of the relaxed welfare qualifications by shopping with food stamps, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, and many aides in Leader's office are known to be serial jaywalkers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulymein's national animal is the Mantis Shrimp, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Ulymein is ranked 13,531^st in the world and 17^th in Equiterra for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,316.21 pounds of wildlife per square mile.