The Eye of Hurricane 97 is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Hurricane with an iron fist, and remarkable for its burgeoning animal population. The hard-working, cynical population of 5.573 billion Hurricaneans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eye of the Storm. The average income tax rate is 16.9%.

The Hurricanean economy, worth 232 trillion currencies a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Basket Weaving, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 41,760 currencies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Political spontaneity takes a lot of planning, Hurricane has been self-declared as the Most Supreme Magnificent Overlord of Everything You Ever Saw, Hurricaneanism has been named as Hurricane 97's national religion, and Hurricane 97 has designated Eye of the Storm as its capital city. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force. Hurricane 97's national animal is the animal and its national religion is Hurricaneanism.

Hurricane 97 is ranked 171,564^th in the world and 1^st in Translight for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 7,191.91 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.