The Free Land of Pondering Scale is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.686 billion Pondering Scaleans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government prioritizes Defense, with Welfare, Healthcare, and Administration also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.3%.

The strong Pondering Scalean economy, worth 66.5 trillion pondercoins a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Gambling. Average income is 39,425 pondercoins, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 254,100 per year while the poor average 2,471, a ratio of 102 to 1.

Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Pondering Scale's national animal is the cow, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Pondering Scale is ranked 259,792^nd in the world and 8^th in The Lizard Coalition for Highest Average Incomes, with 39,425.4 Standard Monetary Units.