The Republic of Sunset Shimmer is Best Pony 74 is a colossal, genial nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, free-roaming dinosaurs, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 5.426 billion Sunset Shimmer is Best Pony 74ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 62.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Sunset Shimmer is Best Pony 74ian economy, worth 535 trillion Bits a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is 98,633 Bits, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 452,991 per year while the poor average 13,031, a ratio of 34.8 to 1.

The government seizes all major gold finds, all beauty contests have been banned, the new Refuse Hills housing development is under construction, and teenagers haven't been seen outdoors since the nation reconnected to the Internet. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sunset Shimmer is Best Pony 74's national animal is the Pony, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Sunset Shimmer is Best Pony 74 is ranked 84,450^th in the world and 389^th in Sunset Shimmer for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 95.24 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.