The Empire of La Italia de la Marina el Vatica is a massive, genial nation, ruled by The Federal Council with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, compulsory vegetarianism, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.669 billion Italians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rome. The average income tax rate is 16.5%.

The La Italia de la Marina el Vatican economy, worth 88.6 trillion Euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Retail, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 53,070 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

A referendum must be held in order for any new law to be passed, military spending is on the increase, the Federal Council of La Italia de la Marina el Vatica has been announced as the new Head of State, and the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. La Italia de la Marina el Vatica's national animal is the Great Italian Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

La Italia de la Marina el Vatica is ranked 230,319^th in the world and 8,892^nd in Lazarus for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 180.49 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.