The %%Vincent Drake%% of Vincent Drake is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by %%Vincent Drake%% with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions, complete lack of prisons, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed population of 5.29 billion Vinnies 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of %%The Order of the Grey Wardens%%. The average income tax rate is 36.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Vinny economy, worth 267 trillion Late updating regions a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Gambling. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 50,476 Late updating regions, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Some say %%Vincent Drake%% has gone MAD after authorizing the development of apocalyptic biological weapons, strange looking men with big red noses are found hiding behind bushes and inside dustbins, travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs, and 50% of adverts on children's television are for clothes made of cotton wool. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vincent Drake's national animal is the Griffon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Defending.

Vincent Drake is ranked 110,839^th in the world and 115^th in The Order of the Grey Wardens for Fattest Citizens, with 9.49 Obesity Rate.