The Unholy Funnel Clouds of I 27 is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Eisenhower with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, enslaved workforce, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 12.821 billion Highwaymen are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lubbock. The average income tax rate is 64.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Roadworthy economy, worth a remarkable 1,162 trillion tolls a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 90,679 tolls, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Only "purebloods" are allowed in the nicer parts of town, Red Cross demand for body bags is rising while sutures go unused, professionals are ready to retire by the time they receive permission to use their credentials, and parking lots are littered with coffee cups and doughnut crumbs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. I 27's national animal is the Mustang, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Constructionist.

I 27 is ranked 311,939^th in the world and 101^st in Texas for Most Cultured, scoring 54 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.