The Empire of New Goldman is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 292 million Goldmanians 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 Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Varyag. The average income tax rate is 66.4%.

The all-consuming New Goldmanian economy, worth 23.7 trillion Goldman Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is 81,100 Goldman Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Town nameplates frequently raise giggles from passing tourists, the election for Leader's office's janitor is heating up, the government sends submarines to retrieve bodies from shipwrecked submarines, and the mood of raunchy movies is often ruined by the sound of babies crying. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Goldman's national animal is the Bison, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

New Goldman is ranked 14,825^th in the world and 965^th in the South Pacific for Most Influential, scoring 2,912 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.