The Most Serene Republic of Jan van Batenburg is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 4.08 billion Jan van Batenburgians 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 large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 51.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Jan van Batenburgian economy, worth 119 trillion Pennies a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 29,314 Pennies, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cotton candy made from genuine cotton cellulose doesn't quite satisfy, doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion, it ain't easy to be green enough to be imported into Jan van Batenburg, and the Jan van Batenburg Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon'. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jan van Batenburg's national animal is the Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Jan van Batenburg is ranked 72,903^rd in the world and 1^st in Christian Identity for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,721.95 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.