The Federal Republic of Vape of Good Hope is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by President Crawfee with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, anti-smoking policies, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 13.712 billion Vape of Good Hopeans 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vape Town. The average income tax rate is 69.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vape of Good Hopean economy, worth a remarkable 2,589 trillion Vapes a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Tourism. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 188,812 Vapes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens seem fixated on 105m x 45m rectangles, voting is voluntary, political spontaneity takes a lot of planning, and vehicular homicide by Vape of Good Hopean ambassadors is a leading cause of death throughout the world's capital cities. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vape of Good Hope's national animal is the Alivapor, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Compulsory State Atheism.

Vape of Good Hope is ranked 30,296^th in the world and 111^th in Europeia for Largest Populations, with 13.7 billion capita.