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The Pantheon of Gold Sands is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Red with an even hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, national health service, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate population of 5.892 billion Goldens 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elysium. The average income tax rate is 74.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Golden economy, worth 810 trillion Dobrãoes a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 137,519 Dobrãoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Reflection is vital for badly behaved politicians, drunk drivers are sentenced to death, vanity is considered the fifth cardinal virtue, and noises louder than a whisper have been prohibited by law. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gold Sands's national animal is the Kraken, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Piracy.

Gold Sands is ranked 18,846^th in the world and 1,204^th in Lazarus for Most Secular, with 62.15 Atheism Rate.