The Interstellar Sentinel of Venmere is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Wilhelm Crane with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, unlimited-speed roads, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed population of 4.658 billion Venmereans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alcuta. The average income tax rate is 91.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Venmerean economy, worth 881 trillion Silvers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 189,255 Silvers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Out-of-work actors say they can't complain, the government's fruit business reeks of rotting produce and corruption, government employees have reverted to carrier pigeon due to never-ending virus scans, and under doctor's orders Wilhelm Crane is going on a diet and abolishing capital punishment. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Venmere's national animal is the Peregrine Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Church of Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Venmere is ranked 72,573^rd in the world and 455^th in 10000 Islands for Highest Drug Use, scoring 84.6 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.