The Red orange gold green blue of The Gold Mines is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Droider with an even hand, and renowned for its prohibition of alcohol, pith helmet sales, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.637 billion Gold Miners 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 government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mushroom city. The average income tax rate is 36.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gold Miner economy, worth 285 trillion Gold coins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 108,436 Gold coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Tabloids coo over Droider's expected child, child labor has been outlawed, organisations with 800 in their phone number are often raided by special forces, and the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Mushroom city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Gold Mines's national animal is the Golden Kitten, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Gold Mines is ranked 67,472^nd in the world and 7^th in Just relax for Highest Wealthy Incomes, with 171,498 Standard Monetary Units.