Comment by hagbard_c

6 hours ago

Iran is a democratic republic just like the 'democratic peoples republic' of North Korea is, i.e. not at all. It is remarkable how often entities which use the term 'democratic' do not live up to the concept it refers to

The rule is that the more times "people" appears in a country's name, the less free it is. The DPRK has it three times - in Greek, English, and Latin.