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'''Nusantara''', officially the '''Confederation of Nusantara''', is a transcontinental country primarily located in [[Southeast Asia]] between the [[Indian ocean|Indian]] and [[Pacific ocean|Pacific]] oceans. Comprising over [[Islands of Nusantara|17,000 islands]], Nusantara is the world's largest archipelagic state and the [[List of countries and dependencies by area|12th-largest country]] by land area at 2,410,489 square kilometers (930,695 square miles). The [[Nusantaran archipelago]] is made up of five main islands—[[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Borneo]], [[Sulawesi]], and [[New Guinea]]—as well as two island chains: the [[Maluku Islands|Moluccas]] and the [[Lesser Sunda Islands|Lesser Sundas]]. The country shares maritime borders with [[Wikipedia:Australia|Australia]], [[Malaya]], the [[Wikipedia:Philippines|Philippines]], and the [[Wikipedia:Solomon Islands|Solomon Islands]]. With a population of 308 million, Nusantara is the [[List of countries and dependencies by population|4th most populous country]].

~~Early humans arrived in the [[~~archipelago~~]] during~~ the [[Pleistocene~~]] with fossilized remains of [[Wikipedia:Java Man|Java Man]]—a form of ''[[Wikipedia:Homo erectus|Homo erectus]]''—dating back 1.5 to 1.7 million years ago. Modern~~ humans arrived later around 50,000 years ago, followed by waves of migration of ~~[[Austronesian peoples|~~Austronesian peoples]] from [[Taiwan~~]] spanning multiple millennia~~ from 4,000 to 2,000 BC. Being at the crossroads of ~~[[East Asia|East]]~~ and ~~[[South Asia]]~~, the region ~~quickly~~ became an important ~~hub~~ for ~~maritime~~ trade~~, leading~~ to ~~the rise of [[Greater_India#Indianization_of_Southeast_Asia|Indianized]]~~ thalassocracies such as ~~[[Wikipedia:~~Srivijaya~~|Srivijaya]]~~ and ~~[[Wikipedia:~~Majapahit~~|Majapahit]]~~, ~~and~~ the spread of ~~[[Hinduism in Nusantara|~~Hinduism]], ~~[[Buddhism in Nusantara|~~Buddhism]], and ~~later [[~~Islam in ~~Nusantara|Islam]]~~ in the ~~13th to 15th centuries by Arab and Indian traders~~.

The archipelago was inhabited since the Pleistocene epoch, while modern humans arrived much later around 50,000 years ago, followed by waves of migration of Austronesian peoples from Taiwan from 4,000 to 2,000 BC. Being at the crossroads of India and China, the region became an important link for global trade which gave rise to prominent thalassocracies such as Srivijaya and Majapahit, facilitating the spread of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. Threatened by European expansion in the archipelago, several regional monarchies formed a defensive alliance to ward off European aggression. During the Napoleonic wars, the alliance successfully defeated the distracted European empires in a war from 1815 to 1819. The Treaty of Singapore signed the following year formally established Nusantara as a unified federal state.

~~Threatened by~~ the ~~growing presence~~ of ~~European powers~~ in the ~~region~~, the ~~confederation was initially formed as~~ a ~~[[defensive military pact]] between regional monarchies~~. ~~Capitalizing on~~ the ~~ongoing [[Wikipedia:Napoleonic Wars|Napoleonic Wars]]~~ in ~~Europe~~, ~~the pact successfully expelled European powers in~~ a ~~[[War~~ of the ~~Two Oceans|war from 1811 to 1815]]~~. ~~The [[Treaty of Singapore (1816)|Treaty of Singapore]] signed~~ the ~~following year established a unified Nusantaran state under a [[Constitution~~ of Nusantara ~~(1816)|federal constitution]] modeled after~~ the ~~[[United States]]~~.

Decades of controversy regarding the role of religion in government culminated in the Nusantaran Civil War from 1860 to 1865, in which 11 western Mandalas seceded to form the Islamic State of Nusantara, ending in a Confederation victory. Emerging from the war a more centralized state, Nusantara pursued rapid industrialization, modernization, and colonial expansion. The discovery and monopolization of sorcery in 1912, cemented Nusantara's status as a great power. Its rapid adoption reignited Islamist-Nationalist tensions, leading to decades of political violence. By 1967, extreme political polarization gave rise to the Genura party, bringing the nation into World War 2 as an Axis power. Following the pandoric bombings of Jakarta and Palembang in 1975, Nusantara surrendered and came under allied occupation until 1980. The subsequent post-war era saw rapid economic growth, democratic restoration, and the continued development of sorcery.

[[Origins of the Nusantaran Civil War|Decades of controversy]] regarding the role of religion in government led to the [[secession of 11 western Mandalas]] to form the [[Islamic Emirate of Nusantara]] in order to establish an [[Islamic state]]. Fighting against the [[Confederate (Nusantaran Civil War)|Confederation]] in a [[Nusantaran Civil War|civil war]] from 1860 to 1865, the Emirates were defeated and the country was reunited. Emerging from the war a more [[centralized state]], the [[Reconstruction Era]] saw rapid [[Industrialisation|industrialization]], [[Modernization theory|modernization]], and [[overseas colonization]].

Nusantara is a federal presidential republic with a bicameral legislature known as the Saba. The national constitution delegates considerable autonomy to the 38 Mandalas while power is separated among executive, legislative, and judicial branches. A developed nation, Nusantara ranks high in economic competitiveness, innovation, and education. It boasts the 3rd largest economy by GDP, and the 11th highest disposable income per capita worldwide, but faces rising wealth inequality. Being the birthplace of sorcery, it is a global leader in mana production and magical research. Nusantaran culture is globally influential, and its popular culture is known worldwide through its expression in animation, animation, art, comics, cuisine, films, and video games.

[[Sorcery]] was [[discovered]] in New Guinea in 1912. Its [[rapid adoption]] reignited [[tensions]] between Islamists and Nationalists, leading to decades of [[political violence]]. Nusantara's [[monopoly over sorcery]] cemented its status as a global power. By 1967, extreme political polarization gave rise to the [[Genura party]], bringing the country into [[World War 2]] as an [[Axis power]]. After the [[pandoric bombings of Jakarta and Palembang]] in 1975, Nusantara [[surrendered]] and came under [[allied occupation until 1980]]. The [[post-war period]] saw [[rapid economic growth]], the continued development of sorcery, and democratization.

Nusantara is a federal presidential republic with a bicameral legislature known as the Saba. The national constitution delegates considerable autonomy to the 38 Mandalas while power is separated among executive, legislative, and judicial branches. A developed nation, Nusantara ranks high in economic competitiveness, innovation, and education. It boasts the 3rd largest economy by GDP, and the 11th highest disposable income per capita worldwide, but faces rising wealth inequality. Being the birthplace of sorcery, it is a global leader in ~~spells,~~ mana production, and ~~magic education~~. Nusantaran culture is globally influential, and its popular culture is known worldwide through its expression in animation, animation, art, comics, cuisine, films, and video games.

== Etymology ==

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 '''Nusantara''', officially the '''Confederation of Nusantara''', is a transcontinental country primarily located in [[Southeast Asia]] between the [[Indian ocean|Indian]] and [[Pacific ocean|Pacific]] oceans. Comprising over [[Islands of Nusantara|17,000 islands]], Nusantara is the world's largest archipelagic state and the [[List of countries and dependencies by area|12th-largest country]] by land area at 2,410,489 square kilometers (930,695 square miles). The [[Nusantaran archipelago]] is made up of five main islands—[[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Borneo]], [[Sulawesi]], and [[New Guinea]]—as well as two island chains: the [[Maluku Islands|Moluccas]] and the [[Lesser Sunda Islands|Lesser Sundas]]. The country shares maritime borders with [[Wikipedia:Australia|Australia]], [[Malaya]], the [[Wikipedia:Philippines|Philippines]], and the [[Wikipedia:Solomon Islands|Solomon Islands]]. With a population of 308 million, Nusantara is the [[List of countries and dependencies by population|4th most populous country]].
-Early humans arrived in the [[archipelago]] during the [[Pleistocene]] with fossilized remains of [[Wikipedia:Java Man|Java Man]]—a form of ''[[Wikipedia:Homo erectus|Homo erectus]]''—dating back 1.5 to 1.7 million years ago. Modern humans arrived later around 50,000 years ago, followed by waves of migration of [[Austronesian peoples|Austronesian peoples]] from [[Taiwan]] spanning multiple millennia from 4,000 to 2,000 BC. Being at the crossroads of [[East Asia|East]] and [[South Asia]], the region quickly became an important hub for maritime trade, leading to the rise of [[Greater_India#Indianization_of_Southeast_Asia|Indianized]] thalassocracies such as [[Wikipedia:Srivijaya|Srivijaya]] and [[Wikipedia:Majapahit|Majapahit]], and the spread of [[Hinduism in Nusantara|Hinduism]], [[Buddhism in Nusantara|Buddhism]], and later [[Islam in Nusantara|Islam]] in the 13th to 15th centuries by Arab and Indian traders.
+The archipelago was inhabited since the Pleistocene epoch, while modern humans arrived much later around 50,000 years ago, followed by waves of migration of Austronesian peoples from Taiwan from 4,000 to 2,000 BC. Being at the crossroads of India and China, the region became an important link for global trade which gave rise to prominent thalassocracies such as Srivijaya and Majapahit, facilitating the spread of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. Threatened by European expansion in the archipelago, several regional monarchies formed a defensive alliance to ward off European aggression. During the Napoleonic wars, the alliance successfully defeated the distracted European empires in a war from 1815 to 1819. The Treaty of Singapore signed the following year formally established Nusantara as a unified federal state.
-Threatened by the growing presence of European powers in the region, the confederation was initially formed as a [[defensive military pact]] between regional monarchies. Capitalizing on the ongoing [[Wikipedia:Napoleonic Wars|Napoleonic Wars]] in Europe, the pact successfully expelled European powers in a [[War of the Two Oceans|war from 1811 to 1815]]. The [[Treaty of Singapore (1816)|Treaty of Singapore]] signed the following year established a unified Nusantaran state under a [[Constitution of Nusantara (1816)|federal constitution]] modeled after the [[United States]].
+Decades of controversy regarding the role of religion in government culminated in the Nusantaran Civil War from 1860 to 1865, in which 11 western Mandalas seceded to form the Islamic State of Nusantara, ending in a Confederation victory. Emerging from the war a more centralized state, Nusantara pursued rapid industrialization, modernization, and colonial expansion. The discovery and monopolization of sorcery in 1912, cemented Nusantara's status as a great power. Its rapid adoption reignited Islamist-Nationalist tensions, leading to decades of political violence. By 1967, extreme political polarization gave rise to the Genura party, bringing the nation into World War 2 as an Axis power. Following the pandoric bombings of Jakarta and Palembang in 1975, Nusantara surrendered and came under allied occupation until 1980. The subsequent post-war era saw rapid economic growth, democratic restoration, and the continued development of sorcery.
-[[Origins of the Nusantaran Civil War|Decades of controversy]] regarding the role of religion in government led to the [[secession of 11 western Mandalas]] to form the [[Islamic Emirate of Nusantara]] in order to establish an [[Islamic state]]. Fighting against the [[Confederate (Nusantaran Civil War)|Confederation]] in a [[Nusantaran Civil War|civil war]] from 1860 to 1865, the Emirates were defeated and the country was reunited. Emerging from the war a more [[centralized state]], the [[Reconstruction Era]] saw rapid [[Industrialisation|industrialization]], [[Modernization theory|modernization]], and [[overseas colonization]].
+Nusantara is a federal presidential republic with a bicameral legislature known as the Saba. The national constitution delegates considerable autonomy to the 38 Mandalas while power is separated among executive, legislative, and judicial branches. A developed nation, Nusantara ranks high in economic competitiveness, innovation, and education. It boasts the 3rd largest economy by GDP, and the 11th highest disposable income per capita worldwide, but faces rising wealth inequality. Being the birthplace of sorcery, it is a global leader in mana production and magical research. Nusantaran culture is globally influential, and its popular culture is known worldwide through its expression in animation, animation, art, comics, cuisine, films, and video games.
-[[Sorcery]] was [[discovered]] in New Guinea in 1912. Its [[rapid adoption]] reignited [[tensions]] between Islamists and Nationalists, leading to decades of [[political violence]]. Nusantara's [[monopoly over sorcery]] cemented its status as a global power. By 1967, extreme political polarization gave rise to the [[Genura party]], bringing the country into [[World War 2]] as an [[Axis power]]. After the [[pandoric bombings of Jakarta and Palembang]] in 1975, Nusantara [[surrendered]] and came under [[allied occupation until 1980]]. The [[post-war period]] saw [[rapid economic growth]], the continued development of sorcery, and democratization.
-Nusantara is a federal presidential republic with a bicameral legislature known as the Saba. The national constitution delegates considerable autonomy to the 38 Mandalas while power is separated among executive, legislative, and judicial branches. A developed nation, Nusantara ranks high in economic competitiveness, innovation, and education. It boasts the 3rd largest economy by GDP, and the 11th highest disposable income per capita worldwide, but faces rising wealth inequality. Being the birthplace of sorcery, it is a global leader in spells, mana production, and magic education. Nusantaran culture is globally influential, and its popular culture is known worldwide through its expression in animation, animation, art, comics, cuisine, films, and video games.
 == Etymology ==

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