The Kingdom of Pompadorea is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by King George Wintsnor IX with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, infamous sell-swords, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 9.902 billion Pompadoreans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Londus. The average income tax rate is 35.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Pompadorean economy, worth 983 trillion Rodins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 99,305 Rodins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

"The Pride of the Pompadorean Skies" boasts an impressive 17 propellers and runs on turnip oil, the prevalence of circular logic frequently renders parliamentary observers dizzy, government policy is dictated by Azureism, and atheists on vacation find Azureism's scriptures make useful doorstops. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pompadorea's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Azureism.

Pompadorea is ranked 66,329^th in the world and 55^th in Aceon for Largest Populations, with 9.90 billion capita.