The Dictatorship of Dolphin Thing is a very large, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service, ban on automobiles, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 425 million Dolphin Thingians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The tiny government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Public Transport also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.6%.

The very strong Dolphin Thingian economy, worth 28.9 trillion Blue Rubber Dolphin shower caps a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 67,976 Blue Rubber Dolphin shower caps, with the richest citizens earning 9.8 times as much as the poorest.

Photographers have to apply for a license to photograph Leader, violently opinionated speakers can be heard preaching their hateful views on every street corner, bombs are permitted on planes for the 'security of the passengers', and cars have been banned. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Dolphin Thing's national animal is the Blue Rubber Dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Dolphin Thing is ranked 56,993^rd in the world and 3,216^th in Balder for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3,639.18 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.