The Most Serene Republic of Venezia Pacifica is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Enrico Dándolo with an even hand, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful population of 7.481 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 96.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Venezian economy, worth a remarkable 1,336 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 178,717 Grossoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Films are funded in accordance with the volume of tears shed when reading the screenplay, at least 1% of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget goes to Enrico Dándolo's wardrobe, children entertain themselves by throwing rocks through the windows of world-class museums, and tombstones are ten feet high to accommodate the names of inhabitants. 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 14,043^rd in the world and 306^th in the South Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 95.31 law-abiding acts per hour.