The Most Serene Republic of Uohwo is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Doge Iman Bellandi with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, hatred of cheese, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 20.638 billion Uohwoans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 35.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Uohwoan economy, worth a remarkable 1,521 trillion Us a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Soda Sales, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 73,737 Us, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Families make most of their annual income from government benefits, the government considers it a sacred duty to video bikini-clad beach swimmers, riot police are stationed around paintings of violent protestors, and most believe it doesn't hurt to embrace free trade. Crime is a serious problem. Uohwo's national animal is the iguana, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Violetism.

Uohwo is ranked 298,434^th in the world and 168^th in The Wellspring for Lowest Crime Rates, with 41.67 law-abiding acts per hour.