The Light Goldenrod Node of Node Light Goldenrod is a colossal, genial nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, zero percent divorce rate, and suspicion of poets. The humorless population of 4.596 billion Node Light Goldenrodians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 61.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Node Light Goldenrodian economy, worth 560 trillion Nodecoins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 121,949 Nodecoins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 367,496 per year while the poor average 31,549, a ratio of 11.6 to 1.

Newlywed misogynists complain about their wives keeping their maiden names, it takes months to get the proper permits for a child's first tricycle, discarded pennies litter the streets, and among slaves 'bastard' is an honorific rather than an insult. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Node Light Goldenrod's national animal is the Circuit, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Node Light Goldenrod is ranked 260,422^nd in the world and 73^rd in The Node for Nicest Citizens, with 8.23 average smiles per day.