The Void of Dustwind is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Dusty Dustican with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service, flagrant waste-dumping, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 22.976 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, pro-business, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Industry and Law & Order are also considered important, while Social Policy and Welfare are ignored. 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 a remarkable 9,334 trillion gold dusts a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Soda Sales, and Gambling. Average income is an amazing 406,292 gold dusts, with the richest citizens earning 5.7 times as much as the poorest.

Advertisers scramble to sponsor the broadcast of Dusty Dustican's most personal functions, the banshee wail foretells skies of death, soldiers stream their classified military operations live for millions of fans, and bleach is the nation's most common pesticide. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. 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 215,619^th in the world and 1,000^th in 10000 Islands for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -54.13 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.