The People's Republic of Jerrangutan is a small, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 26 million Jerrangutanians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 72.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Jerrangutanian economy, worth 483 billion Soviets a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is 18,581 Soviets, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's industries are scrambling to switch to biodegradable plastics, treason is relative, invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days, and the nation is currently revamping its entire education system. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jerrangutan's national animal is the Orangutan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Jerrangutan is ranked 176,676^th in the world and 2,582^nd in The North Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 413.68 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.