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“Martyrdom or Victory”

The Islamic Democracy of Muqtada al-Sadr is a colossal, devout nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 6.396 billion enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 71%, and even higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Book Publishing.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Muqtada al-Sadr's national animal is the Buraq, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the dinar.

Muqtada al-Sadr is ranked 3rd in the region and 30,133rd in the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.