The Republic of Hurricane 15 is a massive, pleasant nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.543 billion Hurricane 15ians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 15.9%.

The Hurricane 15ian economy, worth 76.9 trillion Rains a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Soda Sales, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 49,814 Rains, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, children are raised bilingual from an early age, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and citizens select which government department gets their income tax Rains each year. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hurricane 15's national animal is the Dog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Hurricane 15 is ranked 210,309^th in the world and 1^st in The Anglo Celtic Empire for Highest Food Quality, scoring 11.15 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.