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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 [[Wikipedia:Archipelagic state|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]]. | '''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 [[Wikipedia:Archipelagic state|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]]. | ||
The ''[[Wikipedia:Homo erectus|Homo erectus]]'' were the island's first inhabitants, who arrived during the [[Wikipedia:Pleistocene|Pleistocene]], followed by waves of migration of [[Wikipedia:Austronesian peoples|Austronesian peoples]] from [[Wikipedia:Taiwan|Taiwan]] from 4,000 to 2,000 | The ''[[Wikipedia:Homo erectus|Homo erectus]]'' were the island's first inhabitants, who arrived during the [[Wikipedia:Pleistocene|Pleistocene]], followed by waves of migration of [[Wikipedia:Austronesian peoples|Austronesian peoples]] from [[Wikipedia:Taiwan|Taiwan]] from 4,000 to 2,000 BCE. Being at the crossroads of [[India]] and [[China]], the region became an important link for global trade which gave rise to [[List of polities in Nusantara|prominent thalassocracies]] such as [[Wikipedia:Srivijaya|Srivijaya]] and [[Wikipedia:Majapahit|Majapahit]], and facilitating the spread of [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], and [[Islam]]. Threatened by [[encroaching European powers in the region]], a [[defensive alliance]] was formed between local monarchies to ward off European aggression. During the [[Wikipedia:Napoleonic wars|Napoleonic wars]], the alliance successfully expelled the 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. | ||
[[Origins of the Nusantaran Civil War|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 [[Padang Declaration|seceded]] to form the [[Islamic State of Nusantara]], ending in a Nusantaran victory. Emerging from the war a more centralized state, Nusantara pursued rapid [[Wikipedia:Industrialization|industrialization]], [[Wikipedia:Modernization|modernization]], and [[Greater Nusantara|colonial expansion]]. The [[History of sorcery|discovery and monopolization]] of [[sorcery]] in 1912, cemented Nusantara's status as a [[Wikipedia:Great power|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-occupied Nusantara|allied occupation]] until 1980. The subsequent post-war era saw [[Miracle on Coconut Islands|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 culminated in the [[Nusantaran Civil War]] from 1860 to 1865, in which 11 western Mandalas [[Padang Declaration|seceded]] to form the [[Islamic State of Nusantara]], ending in a Nusantaran victory. Emerging from the war a more centralized state, Nusantara pursued rapid [[Wikipedia:Industrialization|industrialization]], [[Wikipedia:Modernization|modernization]], and [[Greater Nusantara|colonial expansion]]. The [[History of sorcery|discovery and monopolization]] of [[sorcery]] in 1912, cemented Nusantara's status as a [[Wikipedia:Great power|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-occupied Nusantara|allied occupation]] until 1980. The subsequent post-war era saw [[Miracle on Coconut Islands|rapid economic growth]], democratic restoration, and the continued development of sorcery. | ||
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The name ''Nusantara'' originates from [[Wikipedia:Old Javanese|Old Javanese]]. The word ''nūsa'' means "island," while ''antara'' (from [[Wikipedia:Sanskrit|Sanskrit]] अन्तरा) means "outer" or "between," thus creating a compound word which literally translates to "the outer islands" or "archipelago." This term was first recorded in the ''Mūla Malurung'' inscription of the [[Wikipedia:Singhasari|Singhasari Kingdom]] in the 1177 [[Wikipedia:Indian national calendar|Saka]] (1255 CE), where it was used to describe the outer territories under the king's authority. The term appeared again in Old Javanese manuscripts, the ''[[Wikipedia:Pararaton|Pararaton]]'' and the ''[[Wikipedia:Nagarakretagama|Nagarakretagama]]''. In 1336, the [[Wikipedia:Mangkubhumi| | The name ''Nusantara'' originates from [[Wikipedia:Old Javanese|Old Javanese]]. The word ''nūsa'' means "island," while ''antara'' (from [[Wikipedia:Sanskrit|Sanskrit]] अन्तरा) means "outer" or "between," thus creating a compound word which literally translates to "the outer islands" or "archipelago." This term was first recorded in the ''Mūla Malurung'' inscription of the [[Wikipedia:Singhasari|Singhasari Kingdom]] in the 1177 [[Wikipedia:Indian national calendar|Saka]] (1255 CE), where it was used to describe the outer territories under the king's authority. The term appeared again in Old Javanese manuscripts, the ''[[Wikipedia:Pararaton|Pararaton]]'' and the ''[[Wikipedia:Nagarakretagama|Nagarakretagama]]''. In 1336, the then-[[Wikipedia:Mangkubhumi|prime minister]] of the [[Wikipedia:Majapahit|Majapahit Empire]], [[Wikipedia:Gajah Mada|Gajah Mada]], took the ''[[Wikipedia:Palapa oath|Sumpah Palapa]]'' ('Palapa Oath'), where he vowed not to eat any food containing [[Wikipedia:Spice|spices]] until he had conquered all of Nusantara. | ||
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