The Holy Empire of GoldDSTATE is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its national health service, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 400 million Goldians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dragon City. The average income tax rate is 45.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient GoldDSTATEian economy, worth 48.5 trillion Gold Coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 121,261 Gold Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

War criminals are given full state funerals, park rangers perform full-body searches on suspected fungus smugglers, ten-year-olds regularly found their own political parties, and almost all of the nation's water is piped into the country from abroad for exorbitant prices. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. GoldDSTATE's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

GoldDSTATE is ranked 99,650^th in the world and 1,931^st in The North Pacific for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,406.36 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.