The Eternal Nightmare State of Empress Nightmare Moon is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, public floggings, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 3.956 billion Ponies 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 Education, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 20.7%.

The Empress Nightmare Moonian economy, worth 175 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Basket Weaving, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 44,365 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Sermons are regularly interrupted by businessmen taking phone calls, museums have more touchscreens on display than artifacts, graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail, and parents must choose their children's names from a government-mandated master list. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Empress Nightmare Moon's national animal is the Kitsune, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Empress Nightmare Moon is ranked 107,351^st in the world and 387^th in Starlight for Nicest Citizens, with 14.16 average smiles per day.