Location: Iraq

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Dictatorship of S hoessein al-tikriti is a massive, economically powerful nation, renowned for its unlimited-speed roads. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 4.434 billion are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Commerce. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 37%. A robust private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Automobile Manufacturing and Beef-Based Agriculture.

Billions of xxxs are being blown on orbital weapons development, the government is reining in public spending, citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over S hoessein al-tikriti, and people regularly disappear off the streets and all evidence of them is destroyed. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. S hoessein al-tikriti's national animal is the xxx, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is none, and its currency is the xxx.

S hoessein al-tikriti is ranked 2nd in Iraq and 7,751st in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring 6 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and