The Holy Empire of GoldShip- is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, public floggings, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 832 million GoldShip-ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tracen Academy. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 30.0%.

The frighteningly efficient GoldShip-ian economy, worth 73.0 trillion Goldshi Coins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 87,796 Goldshi Coins, with the richest citizens earning 9.1 times as much as the poorest.

The government subsidizes those who produce the worst results, GoldShip- successfully hosted the Orcusa Olympics, the only soporific permitted during sermons is the preacher's voice, and the nation is in perpetual campaign mode. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. GoldShip-'s national animal is the Horse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

GoldShip- is ranked 281,032^nd in the world and 3^rd in Orcusa for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 36.69 on the Kitten Softness Rating.