Location: Angolis

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Glorious Reptilia Empire of Lizardiar is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Leonard of Lizardiar with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 6.516 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Defence, although Law & Order and Education are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lizardia. The average income tax rate is 24%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

Multiple polls have christened the newly-formed Filibuster Committee as "the least efficient government bureaucracy", the government is using tax revenues to provide jobs for the poor, nude art is becoming wildly popular, and the government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lizardiar's national animal is the Komodo Dragon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Monotheism, and its currency is the Lizar.

Lizardiar is ranked 8th in Angolis and 92,457th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -23 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and