The Republic of Starlight Venus is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its infamous sell-swords, enslaved workforce, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 2.253 billion Starlight Venusians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 67.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Starlight Venusian economy, worth 219 trillion lotuses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 97,455 lotuses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Power to the people comes from the barrel of a gun, newspapers and TV broadcasters are given a list of 'acceptable words', petting zoos have loose fingers strewn about, and citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Starlight Venus. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlight Venus's national animal is the moonlark, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Starlight Venus is ranked 67,449^th in the world and 549^th in eta for Highest Average Incomes, with 97,455.17 Standard Monetary Units.