The Free Land of Pondering Scale is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.699 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 Healthcare, Welfare, and Administration also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.3%.

The strong Pondering Scalean economy, worth 67.0 trillion pondercoins a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, 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 137,755^th in the world and 2^nd in The Lizard Coalition for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 78.42 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.