The County of Dauphiny is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Count Guigues IX d'Albon with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 21.266 billion Dauphinois 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 large, pro-business government prioritizes Spirituality, with Education, Defense, and Law & Order also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vienne. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 35.6%.

The very strong Dauphinois economy, worth 962 trillion francs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Pizza Delivery, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 45,264 francs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 138,273 per year while the poor average 11,484, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Dauphiny has designated Vienne as its capital city, Count Guigues IX d'Albon has just been declared ruler of Dauphiny in an international press conference, Roman Catholicism has been named as Dauphiny's national religion, and abortion is only legal in unusual circumstances. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Dauphiny's national animal is the dolphin and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Dauphiny is ranked 29,312^th in the world and 2^nd in Aquitaine for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 5,553.23 on the Hickory Productivity Index.