The Free Land of Have Gun Will Travel is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Paladin with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions, infamous sell-swords, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 6.609 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 21.1%.

The powerhouse Have Gun Will Travelian economy, worth 518 trillion Gold Nuggets a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Gambling, and Tourism. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 78,437 Gold Nuggets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

The government is more interested in identifying problems than fixing them, billions of Gold Nuggets are being poured into a space program, deceased politicians' MyFace profiles are unanimously pro-incumbent, and The Hotel Carlton's iconic yellow taxis are nowhere to be seen. 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 144,404^th in the world and 8,926^th in Balder for Largest Governments, scoring 13.42 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.