Golden Isles

Golden Isles Îles d'or (Gaullican) Isole d'Oro (Vespasian) Is Dor (Parlerment)
Region of the Arucian
The Golden Isles in green
Region	Arucian
Island States	Bonaventure Carucere Imagua and the Assimas Sainte-Chloé
Dependencies	Kajapas, Aucuria Magdaliete, Aucuria Vanö, Eldmark
Area
• Total	1,832,901.8 km2 (707,687.3 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	17,032,485
• Density	274.9/km2 (712/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Golders Goldies

The Golden Isles are a group of islands in the Western Arucian Sea. The archipelago lies in the middle of the sea in a cluster between the southern coast of Asteria Superior and the northern coast of Asteria Inferior. The islands are largely volcanic formed by several major clusters of hotspots and tectonic activity caused by minor plates. The islands vary significantly in size from small islets, reefs, and cays to large islands. Together, the Golden Isles and the Emerald Isles make up the islands of the Arucian. Geopolitically, the Golden Isles are often regarded as a region of Asteria Superior, though parts of it are sometimes included in Asteria Inferior or left as a region of their own.

One of the earliest regions first explored and discovered by the Euclean states in the Asterias, the islands were settled by many different colonial powers from the 15th century up to the early 20th century. In the mid-20th century, there was an attempt to unify the countries of the Golden Isles into a federation known as the United Provinces. While it failed after a decade, it laid the groundwork for continued cooperation between the former member states, which would lead to the formation of the Arucian Cooperation Organization. As a result, the Golden Isles share a common historical, cultural, and political heritage known as Aureanism. Today the islands consists of four independent countries and three dependencies of neighboring states.

List of countries and dependencies

Nation	Capital	Language	Population	Area (km²)	Population density (per km2)	Gross domestic product (nominal)	GDP (nominal) per capita
Bonaventure	Sermoni	Vespasian	3,298,969	40,015	213.5	$26,368,659,217	$7,993
Carucere	Kingston	Gaullican Estmerish	537,238	8,166	65.7	$5,698,483,466	$10,607
Imagua	Cuanstad	Estmerish Vespasian	1,306,505	24,085	77.6	$22,211,891,505	$17,001
Sainte-Chloé	Port de la Sainte	Gaullican	10,342,850	64,977.92	165.6	$77,199,032,400	$7,464