The Super Obvious Backup Nation of Equestrian-States is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Princess Celestia with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, complete lack of prisons, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 15.425 billion Equestrians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Canterlot. The average income tax rate is 63.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Equestrian economy, worth 546 trillion Bits a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Trout Farming, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 35,428 Bits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Intellectual snobbery has the cognoscenti sneering at anyone who doesn't have an opinion on the semiological drift of Umberto Eco's works, landless farmers wander forlornly in the government's many national parks, glamping Equestrians won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi, and the new 'Who Wants To Be A Politician' election debate auditions are more popular than the debates themselves. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Equestrian-States's national animal is the Northern Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Harmonism.

Equestrian-States is ranked 129,564^th in the world and 2^nd in Equestrian States for Lowest Crime Rates, with 62.78 law-abiding acts per hour.