The Loving Couple of Tribute4rt- is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Garlog with an iron fist, and notable for its fear of technology, ritual sacrifices, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 6.142 billion Tribute4rt-ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Grimgrib's Pub. The average income tax rate is 69.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Tribute4rt-ian economy, worth 626 trillion snails a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Tourism, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 101,998 snails, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Endangered bison are herded across the border to prevent them from trampling on native prairie grass, the use of martial arts is banned, advertisers are struggling to make water sound cool to a twitchy public, and the prevalence of circular logic frequently renders parliamentary observers dizzy. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tribute4rt-'s national animal is the owl and its national religion is Cards.

Tribute4rt- is ranked 270,276^th in the world and 4^th in Zebra Ice Station for Nudest, with 50.5 cheeks per square mile.