Location: Pony Lands

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Greater Pony Herd of Urmanian is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Twilight Sparkle with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory vegetarianism. Its compassionate population of 7.659 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 83%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

The Holy Office of the Inquisition is the highest court in the land, voting is voluntary, the judicial branch is strongly influenced by major corporations, and Phoenix is one of the most popular forenames in Urmanian. 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 128th in Pony Lands and 94,248th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -25 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and