The Empirical Empire of Venusi is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, state-planned economy, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate population of 9.843 billion Venusians 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 prioritizes Education, with Administration, Healthcare, and Environment also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Defense aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fresco Nova. The average income tax rate is 75.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Venusian economy, worth a remarkable 1,045 trillion piezoes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 106,227 piezoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Rumor has it that Leader has won three lotteries in a row, the Dolphin has a hungry look, lawyers spend as much time preparing their make-up as they do their briefs, and the Treasury has been accused of flushing money down the toilet. Crime is totally unknown. Venusi's national animal is the Dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Venusi is ranked 50,805^th in the world and 9^th in Realm of Unrestricted Science for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 4,983.24 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.