The Well Manured Land of Vege Patch is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Big Broccoli with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, keen interest in outer space, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed population of 35.469 billion Vege Patchians 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 minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aluminium Shed. The average income tax rate is 4.1%.

The strong Vege Patchian economy, worth 509 trillion Dirty Big Spuds a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector is mostly comprised of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 14,378 Dirty Big Spuds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Dog owners proudly declare that their pups can predict when the mailman will arrive, the nation grinds to a halt for afternoon tea, crossword puzzles have been co-opted as a symbol of racial discrimination, and teens are voting on which C-List pop star will be next to be evicted from the opera house. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vege Patch's national animal is the Composting Earthworm, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Zucchinism.

Vege Patch is ranked 3,370^th in the world and 4^th in 42 Douglas Adams for Largest Populations, with 35.5 billion capita.