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| Star, Position | Sol, II |
| Diameter | 12,104 km |
| Length of day | 243.025 earth days (retrograde) |
| Length of year | 224.701 earth days |
| Surface gravity | 0.904 g |
| Mean temperature | 464 °C (867 °F) |
| Adjective | Venusian |
| Population | 1,773,000 |
| Government |  North Atlantic Conglomerate (Venusian Union)Republic of Celestia |
Venus is the second planet from Sol. It is notable for having an extremely dense atmosphere, composed mostly of carbon dioxide with a thick, global sulfuric acid cloud cover. At the surface it has a mean temperature of 737 K (464 °C; 867 °F) and a pressure of 92 times that of Earth's at sea level. It was first settled in 2077 by the crew of the HAVOC 2 mission, after the catastrophic failure of the HAVOC 1 mission in 2062 which killed all 30 of its crew members. It is now home to nearly 2 million inhabitants, living in floating cities high in Venus' atmosphere where the pressure and temperatures are similar to that of Earth's surface.