The Swiftly Tilting Land of Tsunamy is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by L Woods with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 23.379 billion Tsunami hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, outspoken government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vertigo City. The average income tax rate is 95.3%.

The thriving Tsunami economy, worth a remarkable 2,043 trillion verts a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Gambling. Average income is 87,394 verts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Excited shovel-bearing geeks wander the countryside, the government-sponsored autobiography 'A L Woods For All Seasons' has only been bought by the most loyal of L Woods's supporters, the endangered saltwater humpback glittered hamster is only seen in captivity programs, and cricket farmers use magnifying glasses to fit every member of their herd with tiny tracking tags. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tsunamy's national animal is the glittered hamster, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tsunamy is ranked 164,136^th in the world and 6,830^th in the South Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -24.88 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.