Equestria
| Equestria | |
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| My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic My Little Pony: Pony Life My Little Pony: Make Your Mark location | |
A map of Equestria | |
Standard of Equestria, as depicted in season 2 of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic | |
| Created by | Lauren Faust |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| In-universe information | |
| Type | Federal Monarchy, Diarchy |
| Ruled by | Heads of State
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| Ethnic group(s) | Ponies Demonym(s): Equestrian |
| Race(s) | List of species
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| Locations | List of locations
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| Character(s) | Senior civil government and military high command
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| Main setting | Ponyville |
| Federal capital | Canterlot |
| National language | Ponish (Extremely similar to English, with the exception of certain "horse-pun pronouns".) |
| Currency | Equestrian Bit |
| Enemies |
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| My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic |
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Equestria (/ɛˈkwɛstriə/) is a fictional kingdom and the main setting of the fourth and fifth generations of the My Little Pony toy line and media franchise, including the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and its spinoff My Little Pony: Pony Life. Created by Lauren Faust, the setting incorporates many elements of fantasy, including inspirations from European and Greek mythology.
Equestria serves as the backdrop for the adventures of Twilight Sparkle, the main character of Friendship is Magic, and her friends, who are collectively referred to as the Mane Six. Equestria is shown to be located on a terrestrial planet, similar to Earthand hosts many intelligent, conscious, sentient and sapient creatures. Equestria's foundation is described as the result of the cooperation of unicorns, pegasi, and earth ponies.
Although depicted as generally prosperous and peaceful, Equestria engages in conflicts with various magical and supernatural threats throughout the series. The "Bit" is the national currency of Equestria and its territories. Throughout the series, Equestria is ruled by "princesses", though this title is more akin to a de facto Queen regnant in practice, with princesses exercising wide-reaching executive authority.