The Republic of Sunset Shimmer is Best Pony 74 is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, zero percent divorce rate, and public floggings. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 5.265 billion Sunset Shimmer is Best Pony 74ians 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 67.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Sunset Shimmer is Best Pony 74ian economy, worth 487 trillion Bits a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 92,566 Bits, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 444,450 per year while the poor average 11,257, a ratio of 39.5 to 1.

The new one Bit coin also makes a handy throwing-star, kids refer to anything below the neck as "the parts that shall not be named", the nation forgives those who are big enough to admit they made a mistake, and concert halls sport signs proclaiming "No Shorts, Sandals or Swastikas". Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sunset Shimmer is Best Pony 74's national animal is the Pony.

Sunset Shimmer is Best Pony 74 is ranked 82,688^th in the world and 345^th in Sunset Shimmer for Lowest Crime Rates, with 68.15 law-abiding acts per hour.