The Republic of Payment is a very large, pleasant nation, remarkable for its burgeoning bison population. The hard-working population of 467 million Paymentians 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 22.3%.

The Paymentian economy, worth 18.8 trillion marks a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. Average income is 40,273 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Payment's national animal is the bison.

Payment is ranked 225,192^nd in the world and 1,135^th in the Plains of Perdition for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.