The United Socialist States of Bank Transfer is a mammoth, safe nation, notable for its public floggings. The hard-working population of 5.313 billion Bank Transferians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 28.1%.

The Bank Transferian economy, worth 205 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Soda Sales, and Retail. Average income is 38,618 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Sex offenders find themselves cut off from the ability to repeat their crimes, a major religion has been named as Bank Transfer's national religion, Leader has just been declared ruler of Bank Transfer in an international press conference, and Bank Transfer has designated Bank Transfer City as its capital city. Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bank Transfer's national animal is the Kitsune.

Bank Transfer is ranked 300,746^th in the world and 3^rd in Darkmagica for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -7.75 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.