The Republic of Pony 36 is a colossal, pleasant nation, renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, complete absence of social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 5.277 billion Pony 36ians 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 minute, corrupt government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Law & Order, with Education and Environment also on the agenda, while Welfare and Social Policy are ignored. The average income tax rate is 4.8%.

The Pony 36ian economy, worth 236 trillion bitcoins a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Woodchip Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 44,890 bitcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

A few immigrants are better than no immigrants according to Leader, the government funds private schools for intellectually gifted children, eight-year-olds with lemonade stands have been known to be locked up on charges of embezzlement, and citizens with artificial limbs are forbidden to serve as beauty pageant judges. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Pony 36's national animal is the fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Pony 36 is ranked 142,809^th in the world and 614^th in Sunset Shimmer for Lowest Crime Rates, with 61.61 law-abiding acts per hour.