The Dark Goldenrod Node of Node Dark Goldenrod is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its public floggings, compulsory gun ownership, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical, devout population of 4.562 billion Node Dark Goldenrodians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 67.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Node Dark Goldenrodian economy, worth 554 trillion Nodecoins a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 121,449 Nodecoins, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

Throwing garbage out of your house's front window makes it legally someone else's problem, thieves claim they're simply working for the tax agency, war memorials have been modified to include hammocks for napping, and a newly discovered small mammal's name translates into Node Dark Goldenrodian as 'your finger, you fool'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Node Dark Goldenrod's national animal is the Circuit, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Node Dark Goldenrod is ranked 240,940^th in the world and 60^th in The Node for Nicest Citizens, with 10.55 average smiles per day.