The Patient Girl of -Amelia Pond- is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its burgeoning Badger population. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 28.771 billion Pondians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Social Policy, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 30.7%.

The strong -Amelia Pond-ian economy, worth 871 trillion Pounds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 30,281 Pounds, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is a problem. -Amelia Pond-'s national animal is the Badger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

-Amelia Pond- is ranked 146,707^th in the world and 14^th in The Respected Realms for Highest Food Quality, scoring 15.9 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.