The Eyewall of A Hurricane is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its aversion to nipples, keen interest in outer space, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 2.267 billion Hurricaneans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eye of the Storm. The average income tax rate is 70.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Hurricanean economy, worth 560 trillion waters a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Gambling. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 247,291 waters, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

Family trees become bare as entire branches are lopped off, the new Refuse Hills housing development is under construction, a wide-ranging purge of leading officials and family members is being carried out by Leader, and all astronauts are hot twenty-something models selected because they have 'the right stuff'. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem. A Hurricane's national animal is the cloud, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

A Hurricane is ranked 323,443^rd in the world and 15^th in The Great Storm for Nicest Citizens, with 0.36 average smiles per day.