The Confederacy of Uglisi is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Caesar Silad with an iron fist, and renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, free-roaming dinosaurs, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 3.948 billion Uglisians 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Preneur. The average income tax rate is 46.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Uglisian economy, worth 438 trillion Lisis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 111,137 Lisis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

In coastal waters there are fifteen salvage divers per dead man's chest (yo ho ho), genocide is seen as a topic best avoided in history lessons, shivering secretaries type letters under torrential downpours in open-roof offices, and big game hunters travel to Uglisi to try their hand at shark-shooting. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Uglisi's national animal is the Turtle.

Uglisi is ranked 43,418^th in the world and 2,705^th in Balder for Lowest Crime Rates, with 76.33 law-abiding acts per hour.