The Allied States of Whirlwinds is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.864 billion Whirlwindsians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.1%.

The strong Whirlwindsian economy, worth 104 trillion Chaffs a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Gambling. Average income is 56,319 Chaffs, with the richest citizens earning 7.4 times as much as the poorest.

Motorbike jousters live young and die fast, bicyclists are banned from major roads, voting is compulsory, and a valid legal defense is 'dead men tell no tales'. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Whirlwinds's national animal is the Thunder Bird.

Whirlwinds is ranked 253,744^th in the world and 12^th in Puppet Containment Facility for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 24.08 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.