The Free Republic of Ponderosa is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by President Walker with a fair hand, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads, otherworldly petting zoo, and flagrant waste-dumping. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 10.867 billion Ponderosans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Santa Fe. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Ponderosan economy, worth a remarkable 3,164 trillion Ponderosa dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Soda Sales. Average income is an amazing 291,225 Ponderosa dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,049,353 per year while the poor average 57,794, a ratio of 18.2 to 1.

Ratings for schools' curricula range from 'Pure as the Driven Snow' to 'Late Night TV', both illness and poverty are seen as signs of low moral worth, parents often ask to see a credit report before lending money to their own children, and the government only announces the deaths of its members when it's convenient. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Ponderosa's national animal is the Osprey, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ponderosa is ranked 33,969^th in the world and 60^th in Wintreath for Most World Assembly Endorsements, with zero Valid Endorsements.