The Republic of Damphece is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 16.648 billion Dampheceans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 32.4%.

The strong Damphecean economy, worth 874 trillion drachmas a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Pizza Delivery, and Tourism. Average income is 52,544 drachmas, with the richest citizens earning 7.4 times as much as the poorest.

The populace lives in fear of painful execution for minor offences, officer recruitment and police brutality have reached an all-time high, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and an entourage of camarillas follow the royals around day and night. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem. Damphece's national animal is the owl, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Damphece is ranked 222,488^th in the world and 21^st in New Hyperion for Safest, scoring 25.98 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.