The Grant of Dolzone is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Cloe Gabaschetti - di Battifolio with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 27.784 billion Dolzonians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The medium-sized, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Villòdomine. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.5%.

The very strong Dolzonese economy, worth a remarkable 1,063 trillion livroes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 38,291 livroes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 116,972 per year while the poor average 9,715, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Voting is compulsory, Dolzone has designated Villòdomine as its capital city, Cloe Gabaschetti - di Battifolio has just been declared ruler of Dolzone in an international press conference, and Roman Catholicism has been named as Dolzone's national religion. Crime is a problem, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Dolzone's national animal is the tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Dolzone is ranked 74,721^st in the world and 10^th in Grant for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 40.02 on the Bus Surprisal Index.