Venus
Venus begin colonization around 2200 is today one of the most populous planet in the solar system because of its economic importance with the industry there being one of the most developp of the system. It is also considered today as an important center of internal tourism of the Republic with millions of tourists every year admiring the skies from the fllying cities.
Demographics
Venus has a total population of 2.4 billion which is made up entirely of humans with the capital and main city on the planet being Venera which also hosts the main spaceport on the planet. The rest of the population is concentrated in many cities of different size all around the planet.
Government
The capital of the planetary government of Venus is Venera with the city containing the planetary court, the offices of the executive, the planetary assembly and all the institutions necessary for the proper functioning of the government. The executive apparatus is made up of the representative of the planet which is called an Intendant and the various departments which deal with the competences which are allotted to the planet. This one is also divided into different zones that have their own capitals where a good part of their activities are concentrated althought they have no real political powers and serve mainly administrative as well as to apply the rule of the planetary government.
Defences
Venus is protected by Fort Al-Mansouri as well as an Orbital Defense System (ODS) which is made up of several orbital cannons used to support Navy vessels in the event of an attack. The planet also have on its surface many Army, Air Force and Task Force units whose task is to defend it against any invasion attempt.
Industry & Trade
Venus is an important industrial center which processes a lot of raw materials coming from the solar system, the technological industry is particularly present there. The planet produces tons of electronic components for ships, trains or any other vehicle used within the Republic. This economic importance makes it the second planet in the solar system in terms of commercial volume circulating in its orbit.
Infrastructure
Venus has a dense airship lines network that connects the various flying cities of the planet and also has four spaceports with the largest being in Venera as well as the same number of orbital stations. The last are for receive ships that cannot land on the planet because of their excessive mass.
Architecture
The cities of Venus are like all the republican cities, they have a lot of vegetation, use a lot of glass and carbon fiber materials on mid-rise or high-rise buildings. Transparent solar panels are also inserted in the windows which reduces the energy consumption of buildings. The central districts of republican cities are often made up of very tall buildings with extravagant shapes which can sometimes form several urban floors. The particularity of the planet being of course the floating cities which are generally much denser than classic cities due to the very limited space.
Geography
Venus is almost 70% covered by gently rolling uplands with about 20% of them by very flat lowlands called planitia and 10% by continent-size highlands that rised above the lowland regions that are called tesserae. The surface of Venus is shaped by deformation of the crust and volcanism that created lava flows that extend hundreds miles across the surface.
Natural Resources
Venus is rich in minerals, the planet also has several other raw materials in large quantities which are oxploited by many drones designed to be able to withstand the extreme temperatures and pressure of the surface making Venus a very important mining planet.
Founding Date
2200
Alternative Name(s)
Sol II
Type
National Territory
Population
2.4 Billion
Inhabitant Demonym
Venusian
Location under
Owning Organization
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