The Imperial Crown of Venicea is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Emperor Leon Battista Garda with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.418 billion Veniceans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valizia. The average income tax rate is 56.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Venicean economy, worth 329 trillion valentes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 232,567 valentes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Blue sky thinkers are reminded that the firmament is actually more of a grey-ish colour, neighboring nations are tired of Venicea's big fish stories, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, and a The North Pacific Tourist Association survey has rated Venicea #1 for number twos. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Venicea's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Venicea is ranked 10,005^th in the world and 608^th in The North Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 90.24 on the Human Development Index.