The Most Serene City-State of The Republic of Venice is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Doge Leonardo Loredan with a fair hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and daily referendums. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 26.334 billion Venetians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Venice. The average income tax rate is 66.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Venetian economy, worth a remarkable 3,037 trillion Venetian lire a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 115,343 Venetian lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Jobs opportunities abound in the Hole Recycling industry, matryoshka dolls resembling nested Death Stars are commonly sold, the nation is currently revamping its entire education system, and every workday begins with group therapy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Republic of Venice's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is a major religion.

The Republic of Venice is ranked 61,329^th in the world and 6^th in Mediterranean for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 154.85 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.