The Most Serene Republic of Venoano is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, public floggings, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 363 million Venoanoans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Venoano. The average income tax rate is 51.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Venoanoan economy, worth 19.4 trillion Dicatoes a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Retail, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 53,370 Dicatoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Televangelists flaunt their expensive cars when they attend charity events, the wheel has been patented by at least a hundred people, the long arm of the law possesses a rather slow hand, and employees are told they can avoid traffic jams by starting work at 4 AM. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Venoano's national animal is the Griffin, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Venoano is ranked 228,987^th in the world and 79^th in Liberal Democratic Union for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.03 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.