Location: The East Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Monastic Theocracy of Fyrdowsi is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Clerical Council IX with an even hand, and remarkable for its national health service. Its compassionate population of 5.163 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.

The large, corrupt government devotes most of its attentions to Social Welfare, with areas such as Commerce and Social Equality receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Adl Justia. Income tax is unheard of. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

People take government jobs for the frequent flier miles, graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail, atheists and evolutionary biologists are fleeing the country like rats from a sinking ship, and the police have been swamped with requests to stay up past bedtime. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fyrdowsi's national animal is the camel, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Submissio Pacem, and its currency is the deenar.

Fyrdowsi is ranked 4,272nd in The East Pacific and 101,166th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -13 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and