The Commonwealth of Dauphinique is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Román Arellano with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 12.223 billion Dauphinicans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Warner Bay. The average income tax rate is 61.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Dauphiniquean economy, worth a remarkable 1,131 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 92,578 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Defense lawyers suggestively note to juries how flagrantly happy victims were, discarded pennies litter the streets, glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town, and CEOs can't hear the term 'Fire Sale' without bursting into tears. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Dauphinique's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Dauphinique is ranked 14,350^th in the world and 231^st in 10000 Islands for Highest Food Quality, scoring 137.81 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.