Location: the West Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Last Collective of Jakaal is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Ketua Darjah with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 2.516 billion 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Education, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bandanjingan. The average income tax rate is 25%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Tourism industries.

Mountain Goats are frequently shot for looking at people 'in a funny way', Red Cross demand for body bags are rising while sutures are decreasing, referenda are held for every conceivable government action, and penurious citizens die from easily remedied ailments because they aren't 'taking enough initiative'. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jakaal's national animal is the Mountain Goat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Follower of the Way of the Collective, and its currency is the Kaki.

Jakaal is ranked 39th in the West Pacific and 2,478th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 8 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and