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The Equestrianic Imperium of Twilight Sparkle

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The Equestrianic Imperium of Twilight Sparkle is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Imperatrix Twilight Sparkle with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 28.2 billion Equestrians 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Industry, Spirituality, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Welfare and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Manehattan. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Equestrian economy, worth a remarkable 7,662 trillion Bits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 271,703 Bits, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,796,142 per year while the poor average 15,860, a ratio of 113 to 1.

Children are often observed making 'sand angels' in bunkers, spies caught red-handed are served cocktails on their first-class flights home, the blood on the hands of Imperatrix Twilight Sparkle may not be metaphorical, and epileptic patients switch their medications to whichever has a 'buy one get one free' offer. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Twilight Sparkle's national animal is the Phoenix, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Reformed Ponyism.

Twilight Sparkle is ranked 295,360^th in the world and 39^th in The Alliance of Dictators for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -8.12 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.

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