The Duc de l'Infern of Murmur is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Gran Duc Murmur with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 6.658 billion Murmureans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Castell-palau d'Archaryns. The average income tax rate is 77.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Murmurean economy, worth 778 trillion aurs a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 116,965 aurs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field, 42 is the answer to life the universe and the new bus route into Castell-palau d'Archaryns, enemy governments seem especially interested in Murmur's election cycle, and prosecutors are tucked into bed by the household police officer. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Murmur's national animal is the homenets, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Antropomància.

Murmur is ranked 6,649^th in the world and 3^rd in The Dejected Realms for Highest Food Quality, scoring 180.15 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.