The Free Land of Self-made Tomato Paste is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 559 million Tomato Pasteans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pomidorilnius. The average income tax rate is 63.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Self-made Tomato Pastean economy, worth 46.2 trillion tomatilloes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 82,606 tomatilloes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Government bureaucrats devote many man-hours to trying to measure unquantifiables, no one gossips with Leader during diplomatic summits, 100-year-old politicians are now a thing of the past, and country folk are sent to obligatory boarding schools to learn how to be civilized. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Self-made Tomato Paste's national animal is the red river hog, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Self-made Tomato Paste is ranked 35,848^th in the world and 4^th in The Eastern Steppes for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,420.56 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.