The Holy Matriarchy of Delmond is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Lis Grimm with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 8.816 billion rats hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aroln. The average income tax rate is 81.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient rat economy, worth 826 trillion rubis a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Pizza Delivery, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 93,705 rubis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Party has more splits than a yo-yo dieter's trousers, enemy navies sail within bombardment range of major coastal cities with impunity, the comic book series 'Lis Grimm and the Villainous Corporate Cronies' is a best-seller, and vital intelligence-gathering activities are put on hold as agents return home for seduction training and advanced poker instruction. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Delmond's national animal is the basking shark, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is W Rizz.

Delmond is ranked 6,456^th in the world and 202^nd in the South Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 40.37 average smiles per day.