If you’ve ever complained about HOA rules, Turkmenistan would like a word — preferably whispered before 11pm, in a white car, with no Instagram. This is a country where marble buildings multiply faster than pedestrians, social media is mostly imaginary, and the dentist-turned-dictator has redesigned reality itself. North Korea looks on and quietly mutters, “Alright, that’s a bit much.”

Inside the country with rules so bizarre it makes North Korea look ‘normal’