The Incorporated Vastness of Vastgate is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Lady Banananana with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 11.104 billion Vastgateans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Porta Magna. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25.6%.

The strong Vastgatean economy, worth 713 trillion bananas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 64,267 bananas, with the richest citizens earning 6.5 times as much as the poorest.

Children grow up believing the sun to be a myth, the government tells its citizens to 'forgive and forget', nine-year-olds' chat logs are scoured for evidence of radicalization, and the government is pouring money into 'Operation Enduring Democracy'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vastgate's national animal is the alpaca, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Zuul worship.

Vastgate is ranked 136,145^th in the world and 11^th in Seven To Many for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,081.94 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.