Barataria Kingdom

Barataria Kingdom is a desert kingdom in the Grand Line. It is the island of origin of Sebastian Harper. This island is not very well known, and often considered a myth.

Geography
The island is made primarily of desert. Villages and towns are scattered around the island with the large capital in the center.

Government
The island's government is a monarchy, with a royal family all with very large hearts. The first king found it sad that there were people less fortunate than he, so in an outrageous act of kindness he decreed that everyone be promoted to the highest positions in life. Every soldier became a general, every sailor an admiral, ect. and everyone had all the finest and rarest posessions. Everything was made of silver and gold and everyone wore silks and satins. The first king established a rule that has been in effect since it's making.

Trivia

 * Barataria is based on the fictional island awarded by some nobleman to Sancho Panza as a prank in Cervantes' Don Quixote.
 * The government was inspired by the story Don Alhambra told in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Gonoldiers.