The Free Land of The Oncoming Storm is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by The Doctor with an even hand, and notable for its ban on automobiles, irreverence towards religion, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.938 billion Oncoming Stormians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 75.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Oncoming Stormian economy, worth 359 trillion credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Pizza Delivery, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 60,552 credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A bill to outlaw math homework has been submitted, the government has stated an intention to min-max its stats for 'teh pwnage', stone wrist watches that weigh 20lb are the latest trend, and military pistols are more secure than the national treasury. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Oncoming Storm's national animal is the hound and the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Oncoming Storm is ranked 6,188^th in the world and 217^th in The Communist Bloc for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 5,809.33 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.