Location: the West Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Constitutional Monarchy of Iskandar Malaysia is a massive, devout nation, ruled by Tuanku Iskandar Isa with an even hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 1.219 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Iskandar Malaysia Metropolitan City. The average income tax rate is 95%. 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.

Innocent defendants often plea guilty for fear of receiving a much harsher sentence before jury, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, government-run screening operations remove embryos with severe genetic disorders, and clowns are being rounded up and admitted to mental institutions. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Iskandar Malaysia's national animal is the Tiger, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Islam Sunni, and its currency is the Ringgit Dollar.

Iskandar Malaysia is ranked 3,984th in the West Pacific and 92,925th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -5 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and