The Republic of Delphium is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ban on automobiles, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 489 million Delphiumians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 34.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Delphiumian economy, worth 26.7 trillion Coins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 54,660 Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Soldiers' positions are given away by the glint of their bayonets, Leader's family members carry literal get-out-of-jail-free cards, the government's fruit business reeks of rotting produce and corruption, and money is being desperately pumped into the ruined economy. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Delphium's national animal is the Animal, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Delphium is ranked 269,857^th in the world and 241^st in Charleslandia for Smartest Citizens, with 19.13 quips per hour.