The Express Conductor of Pompom is a colossal, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning Pom-pom population. The hard-working population of 2.842 billion Pompomians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 19.1%.

The Pompomian economy, worth 121 trillion credits a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 42,827 credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate. Pompom's national animal is the Pom-pom.

Pompom is ranked 194,760^th in the world and 4^th in Why Tea for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.