The Republic of Sunset Shimmer is Best Pony 98 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, zero percent divorce rate, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 4.468 billion Sunset Shimmer is Best Pony 98ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Industry, and Law & Order are also considered important, while International Aid receives no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 35.7%.

The powerhouse Sunset Shimmer is Best Pony 98ian economy, worth 407 trillion pesos a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 91,102 pesos, with the richest citizens earning 9.5 times as much as the poorest.

Nobody draws smiley faces on receipts anymore, foreign nationals are widely distrusted, citizens simply have to point a weapon at a government official to get what they want, and pretending to be prejudiced is a good way to get out of jury duty. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sunset Shimmer is Best Pony 98's national animal is the wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

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