The Republic of Pony 56 is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its pith helmet sales, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 5.688 billion Pony 56ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 50.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Pony 56ian economy, worth 638 trillion Bits a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 112,167 Bits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Teachers prefer to give 'Maybe, Maybe Not' tests when dealing with sensitive subjects, the traditional Violetist dish of stuffed sheep's head is served with an intense look of shock upon its face, the request to "give us our daily bread" can only be fulfilled six days out of seven, and Leader is too busy listening to praise to get any work done. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pony 56's national animal is the Pony, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Pony 56 is ranked 81,112^th in the world and 106^th in Sunset Shimmer for Most Extreme, scoring 25.87 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.