The Kingdom of Pondingonia is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Governor OSullivan with an iron fist, and notable for its flagrant waste-dumping, sprawling nuclear power plants, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 2.929 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, with Defense, Education, and Administration also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scuztown. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Pondingonian economy, worth 658 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 224,949 Pondaris, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 814,935 per year while the poor average 44,268, a ratio of 18.4 to 1.

A burger chain recently changed its name to Mack Donaldz for legal reasons, international collectors know that a grease-stain on a work of art probably means it's passed through Pondingonia, being Governor OSullivan has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs, and families must live in a village for a century before they get any say in how it runs. Crime is 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 35,202^nd in the world and 714^th in The East Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 5,733.76 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.