Venusia

Venusia a small nation that is mostly composed of the city of the same name which floats in Venus, mid atmosphere.

 Capital
 Society type
Left-minarchism, Mutualism
 Spoken languages
 Population

## Government structure

Venusia was believed to have a small to almost nonexistent central government, which also meant that sales and income taxes were nearly non existent, which is what attracted the various freight ships to its relay ports. Much of its decision making was left to neighbourhood councils which looked over small pockets of the city, leaving the central government to take care of education, regulation and the small military. Venusia did not appear to have a head a state, which implied it was a form of participatory democracy.

## Economy

### Relay stations

In the grand scheme of things, Venusia had a bustling economy which came mostly from its relay ports. In fact, it was the country with the largest amount of relay stations. The country imposed no duties on the freight entering their ports, which made it the favoured relay ports for most nations. However, the relay stations on Venusia were known for charging more than the other relay stations.

### Currency

Venusia did not have its own currency, and used various other state backed forms of currency from around the world for transactions.

### Workplace environment

Venusia had an economy based on mutualism, which encouraged a free, competitive market, but did not hold much importance on private property. It is assumed that practically all companies were worker owned. In a conversation with Yanika, Leila mentions attending workers councils every week.

It is not clear whether this applies to the entire Venusian society, but Leila worked only three days a week.

When Yanika describes her working conditions, she points that she works much less than she did working for Terran corps, but that her pay was also a bit low too. Yanika also describes food to be more expensive than on Earth, but then also states that the same could be said for practically any settlement outside an open atmosphere world.

Wages were described as being more stable in Venusian society, with very little economic disparity within the society itself and practically none within workplaces. They were, however, considered slightly lower on average than in other nations.

### Utilities

Facilities that processed water, air and generated power were considered common property in Venusian society and Leila mentions that bills for any of these things were unheard of.

## Property

Although the concept of private property was less enforced on Venus, houses were considered a commodity that could be bought and sold, although renting was alien to them. Due to the relative lack of economic classes on Venus, Venusian homes were generally similar in sizes. When Yanika asks why renting was impossible on Venus, Leila mentions that renting wasn't illegal, it was simply nonviable due to the way Venusian society perceived housing and the way property rights were enforced. It is mentioned that some outsiders do sometimes try to set up rent base housing in Venus from time to time, especially near the common houses to attract newcomers unfamiliar with Venusian society, but they generally weren't successful.

In a conversation between Leila and Yanika, Leila mentions that one of the ways to access housing in Venus was to wait for an outsider to purchase a vacation home, and then wait again for them to leave long enough for it to be claimed. This implies that Venusian society recognized the concept of property rights by occupatio. Venusians generally tied property rights to its immediate usage. This is reinforced by the knowledge that most of the failed attempts at establishing rent based housing ended with the tenants simply refusing to pay and instead living in their apartments shamelessly. The Venusian government did not enforce nor even recognize the concept of evictions, and so tenants would essentially end up owning the property they rented.

### Common houses

The most basic of housing on Venus was the common houses which were almost always set up near the docks to attract newcomers. Contrary to standard housing, common houses were not commodified and in theory, belonged to everyone. They were described as dorm-like housing, occupied mostly by newcomers, vagrants and students. They were crowded, not particularly well maintained, and lacked privacy and security. Venusian society regarded those as temporary housing, lived in only by people who were either not intent on staying too long or who were not ready to buy their own house.

## Society

### Relations to outsiders

Venusian society was considered to be well coordinated and communal, something which is crucial for the the functioning of a society built on economic and participatory democracy. However, the value they placed on this sometimes manifested itself as a disdain for outsiders by many.

Although many believed the Venusians to be xenophobic, the country had virtually no restriction on immigration. Venusians generally favoured the integration of newcomers and readily embraced those who respected their values. Since Venusian society was considered radically different than many other nations, newcomers often had an uneasy pressure to fit in.