The Kingdom of Venus Phoenix is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by The Olympian Council with an iron fist, and renowned for its punitive income tax rates, compulsory gun ownership, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 12.466 billion Venus Phoenixians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aphrodite. The average income tax rate is 76.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Venus Phoenixian economy, worth a remarkable 1,467 trillion flames a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 117,725 flames, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The parliament building has installed a revolving door, musicians are often arrested for saying "oh my God", elections have been outlawed, and all Venus Phoenixians live like kings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Venus Phoenix's national animal is the dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Neo-Olympianism.

Venus Phoenix is ranked 77,342^nd in the world and 1^st in Future Earth for Safest, scoring 91.95 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.