The State of Delmare is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its burgeoning deer population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 43.488 billion Delmareans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.9%.

The very strong Delmarean economy, worth a remarkable 2,076 trillion betales a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 47,751 betales, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

Child labor has been outlawed, the nation's gigantic air force is both respected and feared, citizens recently voted in favour of declaring bubblewrap an 'abomination of nature', and graffiti graces every city's streets. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Delmare's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Delmare is ranked 152,279^th in the world and 1^st in Delmare for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 947.1 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.