The Void of Dustwind is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Dusty Dustican with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, smutty television, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 34.212 billion Dustwindians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Industry and Law & Order are also considered important, while Social Policy and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Palace of Dust. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Dustwindian economy, worth an astonishing 14,412 trillion gold dusts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an amazing 421,269 gold dusts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Gamblers often find their stakes burnt, children and steel are ubiquitous features of the nethermost depths of Dustwind, the ego of former emperors tend to match their stature, and restaurants have noticed that hanging wet laundry from the ceiling makes diners order more food. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Dustwind's national animal is the scorpion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Sufferology.

Dustwind is ranked 16,673^rd in the world and 163^rd in 10000 Islands for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 8,711.49 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.