The Kingdom of Pondingonia is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Governor OSullivan with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls, infamous sell-swords, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 8.101 billion Pondingonians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, corrupt government prioritizes Industry, although Administration, Defense, and Education are also considered important, while International Aid and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scuztown. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Pondingonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,901 trillion Pondaris a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Gambling. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 234,781 Pondaris, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Money can't buy you love but you can purchase a reasonable approximation of it, health insurance executives die young due to their claims being denied by their own companies, asylum seekers have voted Pondingonia as best layover destination, and civil engineers are undermining sinkholes. Crime is all-pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Pondingonia's national animal is the Snarfcat, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Pondingonia is ranked 16,323^rd in the world and 277^th in The East Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 342.35 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.