The United Municipalities of The Jerichowan Country is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by King of the Jerichowans Karl II with an even hand, and notable for its prohibition of alcohol, state-planned economy, and soft-spoken computers. The compassionate, cheerful population of 10.735 billion Jerichowans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bürgerich. The average income tax rate is 97.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Jerichowan economy, worth a remarkable 2,279 trillion Candy Cane Gold Bars 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 212,317 Candy Cane Gold Bars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Comic books avoid plot inconsistencies by removing the plot, museums stand half-empty as all foreign exhibits are returned to their countries of origin, autocrats are persona non grata, and victims of crime are viewed as less trustworthy than politicians. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Jerichowan Country's national animal is the crane, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

The Jerichowan Country is ranked 2,902^nd in the world and 149^th in The North Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 3,080.94 pounds of wildlife per square mile.