The City of Venta Silurum is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 15.14 billion Venta Silurumians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 8.7%.

The strong Venta Silurumian economy, worth 858 trillion Florans a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Gambling, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 56,705 Florans, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Venta Silurum's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Venta Silurum is ranked 189,901^st in the world and 369^th in United Kingdom for Lowest Crime Rates, with 57.59 law-abiding acts per hour.