The Free Republic of Ponderosa is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by President Walker with a fair hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, smutty television, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 19.594 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, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. 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 6,669 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 major contributions from Retail, Soda Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 340,379 Ponderosa dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,658,108 per year while the poor average 40,265, a ratio of 41.2 to 1.

Foreign spirits are hard to find due to an abundance of "Cletus and Jim Bob's Homemade Ponderosan Moonshine", people who have never eaten chicken are told it tastes a bit like crocodile, jumping in puddles after rainstorms has become an indoor activity, and ignorance is considered a politically desirable quality. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Ponderosa's national animal is the Osprey, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ponderosa is ranked 29,637^th in the world and 132^nd in Wintreath for Most World Assembly Endorsements, with zero valid endorsements.