The Most Serene Republic of Venezia Pacifica is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Enrico Dándolo with an even hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful population of 7.621 billion Veneziani enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Venezia. The average income tax rate is 96.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Venezian economy, worth a remarkable 1,378 trillion Grossoes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 180,859 Grossoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It turns out that you actually can put a price on intangible cultural heritage, The Pipe Bomb Makers' Pop-Up Book can be found in preschool libraries, the government mails weekly updates on the new anti-junk mail laws to every citizen, and there's a lot of hot air coming from the Capitol Building. Crime is totally unknown. Venezia Pacifica's national animal is the Lion of Saint Mark, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Unitarianism.

Venezia Pacifica is ranked 1,164^th in the world and 26^th in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 78.41 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.