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The Free Land of White Tornado is a mammoth, orderly nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, smutty television, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 7.303 billion White Tornadoans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Spirituality, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cyclone. The average income tax rate is 53.2%.

The White Tornadoan economy, worth 360 trillion Debris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 49,310 Debris, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Hundreds of subterranean tunnels are being built as part of "Project Morlock", hospitals fear government fines more than terrorist ransoms, a suspicious number of male students have joined the Ladies' Wrestling League, and young people suspect their parents might be a little bit stupid. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. White Tornado's national animal is the Dust Devil, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

White Tornado is ranked 155,642^nd in the world and 46^th in Hurricane 12 for Most Developed, scoring 55.15 on the Human Development Index.