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Most Serene Republic of Venice

 * Government: Thalassocracy / Venetian merchant republic.​​​​​
 * Doge: Francesco Foscari
 * Military:
 * Army: 25,000 troops, infantry & cavalry combined.
 * Navy: At least 3,420 merchant ships doubling as warships. The Venetian Arsenal constructs ships at a pace of one merchant/warship approximately every two days.
 * Demographics:
 * Population: approximately 2,6 million
 * Venice: ~182,000
 * Dubrovnik: ~40,000
 * Economy: With extensive control of Mediterranean trade by Venetian merchant fleets, the Venetian economy is bolstered by trade routes over Southern Europe and North Africa.
 * Wars: 
 * Venetian-Ottoman War (continued): Despite the war turning to the Venetians (and other co-belligerents)' favour, the blockade is maintained to ensure no Ottoman escape, after we somehow unable to stop Murad II from skadoodling out of the Balkans. Troops are sent on each and every major island in the Ionian Sea to pacify the local populace.
 * Events:​​​​​​
 * Ionian Stations: Trading and maintenance posts are found on some Ionian islands of Venetian possession to resupply, refit and repair the fleets performing their blockade duty.
 * Venetian Spy Network: A spy network is established in the westernmost portions of the Mamluk Sultanate in search of escaping Turks, with Ottoman personnel loyal to Venice and Venetian merchants running the network. The purpose of this network is to track down and triangulate positions of high-ranking Ottoman officials and nobility.
 * Diplomacy: 
 * Armenia: The Doge sees the Venetian gains as sufficient.