The Ponyist States of The Old Lunar Republic is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Nightmare Moon with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, pith helmet sales, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 12.078 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 Defense, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hollow Shades. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 84.1%.

The strong Equestrian economy, worth 949 trillion Lunar Bits a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Woodchip Exports, and Tourism. Average income is 78,627 Lunar Bits, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 376,262 per year while the poor average 9,623, a ratio of 39.1 to 1.

The nanny industry has had a boom after maternity leave was recently banned, families are only permitted to have one child, the "fire department" is often called to remove offensive religious texts, and officer recruitment and police brutality have reached an all-time high. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Old Lunar Republic's national animal is the Balefire Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Lunarism.

The Old Lunar Republic is ranked 136,891^st in the world and 8^th in Foxtopia for Most Conservative, scoring 61.78 on the Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index.