The Eye of Hurricane 39 is a mammoth, genial nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and zero percent divorce rate. The quiet, industrious population of 6.272 billion Hurricaneans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Welfare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eye of the Storm. The average income tax rate is 24.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Hurricanean economy, worth 233 trillion currencies a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 37,255 currencies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The Department of Health is snowed under by requests for crisper ciabatta and tenderer tagliatelle, returning tourists and businessmen are detained without trial if they belong to the "wrong" religion, choking on currencies is a leading cause of death for wild animals, and Hurricane 39 has designated Eye of the Storm as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hurricane 39's national animal is the animal, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Hurricane 39 is ranked 134,825^th in the world and 1^st in Peace for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 79.37 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.