The Monarchy of the Welkammon Islands, also called the Welkammons, is a group of islands and country in the Gulf of Darmon. The Welkammons consist of three large islands: Barristone, Lower Welkammon, and Upper Welkammon, as well as smaller islands: Brarao, Bommo, Treemous, Quantoga, DeSulla, and Trippell. The Welkammons have eighteen cities; the islands also have thousands of smaller communities such as Tatros. The Welkammons are named after James Welkammon, the leader of the first group of English-speaking settlers to the islands. The nation was formerly an overseas colony of Staugossa from 2005 to 2009, when it was freed from Staugossa's control. It is recognized by all but 2 nations, Birkaine and Greater Holy Germania.