Location: Iraq

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Islamic Democracy of Muqtada al-Sadr is a gargantuan, safe nation, remarkable for its strong anti-business politics. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 10.988 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, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Law & Order, and Religion & Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 59%, 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 5th in Iraq and 19,177th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -9 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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