The Republic of Venice is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed population of 32.421 billion Venetians, 3.529 billion of whom are zombies, are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Venice. The average income tax rate is 52.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Venetian economy, worth 830 trillion lire a year, is quite specialized and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 25,592 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Leader has just been declared ruler of Venice in an international press conference, people believe that if you teach a man to fish he won't buy fish from you any more, couples kissing on the street are detained for 'unlawful exchange of genetic material', and Bigtopian relations have become a minefield. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Venice's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Venice is ranked 242,893^rd in the world and 45^th in Comuni for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring zero on the Charon Conveyancy Index.