The Most Serene Republic of First Florence is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working population of 271 million First Florenceans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Law & Order, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. The average income tax rate is 9.2%.

The very strong First Florencean economy, worth 24.0 trillion Florins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Trout Farming. Average income is 88,733 Florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Police officers often head to work wearing onesies and fluffy pink bunny-slippers, extreme political groups are outlawed, autopsies often involve only cursory examination, and citizens receive notices of disenfranchisement along with their parking tickets. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. First Florence's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

First Florence is ranked 132,433^rd in the world and 26^th in Rosaria for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 9,252.91 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.