The Principality of Brilliant Equestria is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Princess Brilliant Shimmer with an even hand, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, compulsory military service, and smutty television. The hard-nosed population of 27.247 billion Equestrians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Canterlot. The average income tax rate is 84.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Equestrian economy, worth a remarkable 3,522 trillion crystal bits a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 129,296 crystal bits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Disputed territories across Pony Lands are being claimed by Equestrian college students, retail boutiques encourage citizens to honor their military veterans by purchasing flag-patterned underwear, there's a literal nanny state for the legions of children taken by social services, and failed genetic experiments wreak havoc as they roam the countryside. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Brilliant Equestria's national animal is the space carp, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Resonance.

Brilliant Equestria is ranked 5,902^nd in the world and 6^th in Pony Lands for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 7,642.94 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.