The Most Serene Republic of Interaqua is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Doge Paolo Tornatore with an iron fist, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, ban on automobiles, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, cynical population of 7.637 billion Interaquans are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The tiny, liberal, well-organized government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Law & Order, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vanacea. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.0%.

The thriving Interaquan economy, worth 607 trillion Sereneis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. Average income is 79,482 Sereneis, with the richest citizens earning 9.6 times as much as the poorest.

Annual government budgets include a sizeable spend on "making things look fabulous", ceremonial zweihänders are used in holy rituals, it's considered a valid legal defence to say "a demon made me do it", and lovesick people are told 'it's not them, it's you'. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Interaqua's national animal is the Osprey, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Universalism.

Interaqua is ranked 72,108^th in the world and 3,636^th in Osiris for Nicest Citizens, with 15.9 average smiles per day.