The Federation of Sergei Ponomarenko is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its burgeoning Scorpion population. The hard-working population of 1.171 billion Sergei Ponomarenkoans 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 18.9%.

The Sergei Ponomarenkoan economy, worth 51.2 trillion Credits a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 43,754 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens receive notices of disenfranchisement along with their parking tickets, candidates for public office painstakingly research their family trees to ensure their eligibility, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Sergei Ponomarenko City Times is sold out, and bureaucrats close new businesses for not complying with the Penguin Packaging Index. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sergei Ponomarenko's national animal is the Scorpion.

Sergei Ponomarenko is ranked 169,544^th in the world and 6,497^th in Lazarus for Highest Food Quality, scoring 14 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.