The Fighting Force of Ponderosa Foreign Legion is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Steven Pierce with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, smutty television, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 10.756 billion PFL operatives 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ponderosa City. The average income tax rate is 34.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Ponderosa Foreign Legionian economy, worth 826 trillion dollars a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Tourism. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 76,853 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Sleep-deprived officials are known to collapse after late night revision for their examinations, cosmopolitan citizens ask what their countries can do for them, looting and pillaging are now considered vital intelligence-gathering activities, and truancy officers have a hard time catching children trained in advanced camouflage skills. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ponderosa Foreign Legion's national animal is the Osprey and its national religion is freedom of religion.

Ponderosa Foreign Legion is ranked 12,999^th in the world and 11^th in Wintreath for Most Valuable International Artwork, with zero Bank.