The Confederacy of Pondaria is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its prohibition of alcohol, national health service, and frequent executions. The hard-working, democratic population of 805 million Pondarians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Slaponda. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.6%.

The powerhouse Pondarian economy, worth 80.1 trillion Bullets a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 99,524 Bullets, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 330,705 per year while the poor average 22,336, a ratio of 14.8 to 1.

Students are known to arrive at school in their pyjamas, citizens who plan overseas vacations are barred from running for political office, citizens who leave the nation for work are instantly charged with treason, and the best way to be heard in politics is to speak softly and carry a big comedy prop. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pondaria's national animal is the Missle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Pondaria is ranked 201,596^th in the world and 3^rd in The Autistics for Least Corrupt Governments, with 92.64 percentage of bribes refused.