Equestria is a fictional country from the My Little Pony franchise and the primary setting of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, a 2010–2019 animated children's television series. It is depicted as being ruled by Princess Celestia, although Twilight Sparkle is depicted as its ruler in the distant future. The country is made up of earth ponies, unicorns, and pegasi, three different types of ponies that put their differences aside during the first Hearthswarming. North of Equestria are the Crystal Empire, a fictional country ruled by Celestia's adopted niece Princess Cadance, and Yakyakistan, a fictional country of yaks. Other nearby civilizations include the Dragon Lands (dragons), Griffonstone (griffins), Hippogriffia (hippogriffs), and Seaquestria (seaponies).