Location: Pony Lands

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Greater Pony Herd of Urmanian is a colossal, devout nation, ruled by Twilight Sparkle with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory vegetarianism. Its compassionate population of 7.636 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of the Environment, Education, and Religion & Spirituality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Flankfurt am Mane. The average income tax rate is 84%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

Leather-clad individuals can be seen walking their slaves in public parks, Urmanian successfully hosted the Pony Lands Olympics, the nation's massive battleships are often mistaken for islands, and the Holy Office of the Inquisition is the highest court in the land. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Urmanian's national animal is the phoenix, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Ponyism, and its currency is the bit.

Urmanian is ranked 9th in Pony Lands and 4,087th in the world for Happiest Citizens, scoring 11 on the Relative Cheerfulness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and