Whilst most of the nation has undergone modernisation and suffered its consequences such as deforestation as a result, Pacific Orange does retain ample lumber reserves, particularly in the Schauninsland and New Territories, which are sufficient to meet the demands of the nation's burgeoning forestry industry. Thus the forestry industry is of major economic, social and environmental importance to Pacific Orange, employing according to the most recent census ( circa 2005 ) 22% of the national population alone and accounting for 39% of the nation's gross domestic product. Like most major industries within Pacific Orange, the forestry industry is managed and developed for the most part by the semi-privatised / semi-nationalised Vosges Lumber Company. Much of the lumber produced by the Pacific