The Comtat of Venaissin is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the Pope with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory military service, restrictive gun laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 20.135 billion Venaissinais are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Spirituality, with Law & Order and Defense also on the agenda, while International Aid and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Carpentras. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.5%.

The very strong Venaissinais economy, worth a remarkable 1,426 trillion francs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 70,853 francs, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 267,803 per year while the poor average 13,042, a ratio of 20.5 to 1.

Elections have been outlawed, Venaissin has designated Carpentras as its capital city, the Pope has just been declared ruler of Venaissin in an international press conference, and Roman Catholicism has been named as Venaissin's national religion. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Venaissin's national animal is the sheep and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Venaissin is ranked 61,502^nd in the world and 4^th in Aquitaine for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 4,340.85 on the Hickory Productivity Index.