The Republic of Starlight Venus is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its parental licensing program, free-roaming dinosaurs, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.4 billion Starlight Venusians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 69.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Starlight Venusian economy, worth 236 trillion lotuses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 98,366 lotuses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

The saying "when pigs fly" has been changed to "when the lights work", pareidolic SETI scientists swear there's a message from aliens hidden within pi, disadvantaged youths often commit felonies to enhance their educational prospects, and Catherine Gratwick's campaign support is considered seminal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlight Venus's national animal is the moonlark, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Starlight Venus is ranked 42,478^th in the world and 286^th in eta for Lowest Crime Rates, with 81.45 law-abiding acts per hour.