The Holy Matriarchy of Delmond is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Lis Grimm with a fair hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.607 billion rats enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aroln. The average income tax rate is 79.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient rat economy, worth 312 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 Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Tourism. Average income is 86,572 rubis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Catherine Gratwick's campaign support is considered seminal, children crying over dropped ice creams are offered high doses of experimental antidepressants, adults pretending to be teenage girls claim to have wholesome motives, and blue sky thinkers are reminded that the firmament is actually more of a grey-ish colour. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded 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 10,360^th in the world and 2^nd in Crimson Spire for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 12,737.73 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.