The Republic of Very Hot Potato is a fledgling, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed population of 6 million Very Hot Potatoans 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 tiny government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 9.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Very Hot Potatoan economy, worth 294 billion potato cells a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,098 potato cells, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Very Hot Potato's national animal is the weird germ on the potato.

Very Hot Potato is ranked 85,703^rd in the world and 467^th in the Plains of Perdition for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 3,412.18 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.