The Principality of Shimmering Equestria is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 11.101 billion Equestrians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Canterlot. The average income tax rate is 50.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Shimmering Equestrian economy, worth 277 trillion Bits a year, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Soda Sales, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 25,011 Bits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

In musicals everybody's a little bit racist, Shimmering Equestria has designated Canterlot as its capital city, rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes, and preschoolers practice disarming active shooters before naptime. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shimmering Equestria's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Shimmering Equestria is ranked 305,672^nd in the world and 13^th in Pony Realms for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 12,330.5 Standard Monetary Units.