The Empire of Stormhouse is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its smutty television, zero percent divorce rate, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 4.338 billion Stormhouseans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Maastricht. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 53.0%.

The powerhouse Stormhousean economy, worth 520 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 120,013 Euros, with the richest citizens earning 6.5 times as much as the poorest.

Teachers prefer to give 'Maybe, Maybe Not' tests when dealing with sensitive subjects, baby boys who pick up pink crayons are sent to a psychiatric ward, postmen have been arrested in job lots for selling junk mail as home insulation, and motorists' locations are constantly tracked by intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stormhouse's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Stormhouse is ranked 31,436^th in the world and 1^st in Azurehaven for Lowest Crime Rates, with 81.9 law-abiding acts per hour.