The Free Land of Have Gun Will Travel is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Paladin with an even hand, and remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 10.184 billion Have Gun Will Travelians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Hotel Carlton. The average income tax rate is 21.8%.

The powerhouse Have Gun Will Travelian economy, worth 800 trillion Gold Nuggets a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Gambling, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 78,587 Gold Nuggets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

An increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents, cotton candy made from genuine cotton cellulose doesn't quite satisfy, pawn shop reality shows dominate basic cable, and citizens are remarkably well involved in the political process. Crime is moderate. Have Gun Will Travel's national animal is the Horse and its national religion is Gunslinger.

Have Gun Will Travel is ranked 51,916^th in the world and 1^st in Elentia for Most Cultured, scoring 71 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.