The Emirate of Vortex SG is a colossal, pleasant nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 4.296 billion Vortex SGians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 26.3%.

The strong Vortex SGian economy, worth 229 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 53,389 Delta Eagles, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, a major religion has been named as Vortex SG's national religion, Leader has just been declared ruler of Vortex SG in an international press conference, and Vortex SG has designated Vortex SG City as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vortex SG's national animal is the Kitsune, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Vortex SG is ranked 121,217^th in the world and 19^th in Alliance of Storage Power for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 83.74 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.