The Stoic Community of Delte is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by First Resident Silas Falcon with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, barren, inhospitable landscape, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 9.579 billion Delts live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Oswark-upon-Delte. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 30.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Deltic economy, worth 812 trillion Delte Guineas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 84,824 Delte Guineas, with the richest citizens earning 5.9 times as much as the poorest.

People reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, frequent fliers are obliged to submit to invasive security procedures by government security, unruly families are deliberately marooned on desert islands, and the government is funding experimental battery technology while the power grid continues to crumble. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Delte's national animal is the Gargoyle Salmon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Delte is ranked 37,771^st in the world and 1^st in Deltic Waters for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 59,292.52 Standard Monetary Units.