Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Commonwealth of Iratus lepus is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and renowned for its restrictive gun laws. Its compassionate population of 2.153 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Iratus lepus City. The average income tax rate is 51%, and even higher for the wealthy. A substantial private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town, and the upper class have been throwing riots after hunting was recently banned. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Iratus lepus's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the valor.

Iratus lepus is ranked 2,661st in Lazarus and 83,861st in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -3 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and