The Perfect Spy of Delores Madrigal is a mammoth, efficient nation, notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, ritual sacrifices, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 9.73 billion Delores Madrigalians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 29.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Delores Madrigalian economy, worth 996 trillion baht a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 102,402 baht, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

All beauty contests have been banned, the reams of paperwork accompanying any electronic item are a recognised contributor to national deforestation, the internet has been placed under government control, and Leader's exquisite office door is replaced monthly due to angry petitioners. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Delores Madrigal's national animal is the cobra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Delores Madrigal is ranked 162,017^th in the world and 2^nd in Ephrata for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 1,086.51 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.