Location: Iraq

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Democratic Republic of Muntadhar al-Zaidi is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its museums and concert halls. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 4.274 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 35%. 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.

Crime is moderate. Muntadhar al-Zaidi's national animal is the lame duck, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the shoe.

Muntadhar al-Zaidi is ranked 20th in Iraq and 73,850th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -15 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and