The Commonwealth of Golden Archipelago is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 648 million Golden Archipelagoans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stork Bay. The average income tax rate is 73.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Golden Archipelagoan economy, worth 57.0 trillion Golden Galeons a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 87,941 Golden Galeons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Teenagers performing appendectomies on their friends has become a popular schoolyard prank, glamping Golden Archipelagoans won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi, recapturing giraffes is proving to be a tall order, and the government has little issue with allowing its citizens to languish in foreign jails. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Golden Archipelago's national animal is the Stork, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Golden Archipelago is ranked 97,493^rd in the world and 48^th in Covenant Shores for Nudest, with 170 cheeks per square mile.