The Dauphinate of Murden is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Dauphin Theodore I with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, state-planned economy, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 16.88 billion Murdenites hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alexandros. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Murdenian economy, worth a remarkable 4,973 trillion drachmas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 294,627 drachmas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is washing its hands of alleged corruption, the volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Alexandros Times is sold out, and weekends are spent tilting at windmills. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Murden's national animal is the common dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Greco-Egyptian Syncretism.

Murden is ranked 800^th in the world and 5^th in Europeia for Safest, scoring 173.59 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.