Name of nation: Confederatio Benetico

Species: Multiple due to the immigrant nature of the populace, however as of late the prime component is human.

Description of government: A reaction against the centralizing that most other interstellar species undergo, it is similar, though not identical, to a liberal democracy. As all citizens are of means, the government is very small and has only one responsibility: secure the rights of its citizens. Therefore, all legislation is passed via referendum, and executive power is invested in the Doge (in conscious imitation of Earth, as most members are Human) and the Federal Senate, a 20 man body (one from each planet) which has 10 year terms. The Doge has a lifetime appointment, and is head of state, but only posseses one significant power, that of Commander-in-chief. The head of goverment is the Principe of the Federal Senate, equivalent to the prime minister. The Federal Senate conducts all foreign policy including the decision to go to war. The decision to launch the missiles must be approved by the Doge and the Principe, or by 8 members of the Federal Senate. 

Description of military: The military consists of only two branches, the Strategic and the Tactical Commands.
The Strategic Command is the main focus of the military. It comprises all the missiles silos, all the stealth ships, and capital ships, each of which carry the two weapons of mass destruction, generally named Catalyst and Quark bombs. Catalyst bombs are variable yield. By adding more catalyst, electron decay of the target is accelerated, from a large number of tactical weapons capable of destroying a ship to a small number strategic weapon capable of destroying a clustered fleet (with all electrons decayed in rapid fashion, the nuclei mutually repel and blast at rapid speed, blasting tactical levels of catalyst with them into other ships. Quark bombs are far more destructive, far more expensive and exceedingly rare. They contain strangelets, which convert all matter they touch into the less stable but lower energy strangelet configuration (intermediate state between nuclear matter and quarks) and turning whole planets into incredibly dense, hot lumps. Every Quark missile has its seperate faster than light drive.

The Tactical Command comprises all lesser ships, planetary defenses, and ground forces. 

In general, the navy is extremely potent but small. In a general war with a large civilization, it would lose. 

The combat fleet numbers at 250 ships, divided into 20 Arsenal strike groups. Each battle group is composed of one Arsenal ship, each carrying 10 quark missiles and 9990 dummy quark missiles loaded with antimatter heads among more conventional weapons, one guided missile cruiser, four destroyers and four attack submarines capable of cloaking. 

The other 50 ships are Quark submarines, fully automated (except missile launching) which cloak and scatter across the galaxy in nebulae. In the event of a surprise attack on the Republic, they represent a survivable second strike against the aggressing state. They carry 5 quark missiles and 495 dummies. 

Technological Overview: With its low population, only 75,000,000, the society is heavily automated. Soldiers are robotic, factories and ships are fully automated (with a small staff of sapient officers giving grand stategic direction or a manual override as needed.)

Cultural Overview: As prieviously indicated, it is a society of means and few laws. Its customs and names of places are dictated by the predominant species, in this case, humans. One common value exists in society no matter which species is in charge, that of the supremacy of the individual. 

History: Founded long ago by members of a now extinct race who left their species in the face of overwhelming collectivization and socialization, the society was and is a society of makers, rather than takers. It grew as it invited certain members of other species to join as their species began to collectivize. Terrans were the most common invitees, and with high birthrates, they have grown to predominance. The state maintained its independence over the millenia through heavily armed neutrality, quark bombs being a centerpiece thereof. 

Other: 10 inhabited planets, 200 planets, moons, and asteroids being exploited for resources by automated labor.