Nusantara

Nusantara, officially the Confederation of Nusantara, is a transcontinental country primarily located in Southeast Asia between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising over 17,000 islands, Nusantara is the world's largest archipelagic state and the 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 Moluccas and the Lesser Sundas. The country shares maritime borders with Australia, Malaya, the Philippines, and the Solomon Islands. With a population of 308 million, Nusantara is the 4th most populous country.

Confederation of Nusantara Persekutuan Nusantara
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Motto:  Nusantara Harga Mati (Nusantaran) "Nusantara is Non-Negotiable"
Anthem: Rayuan Pulau Kelapa "Solace on Coconut Island" File:Rayuan Pulau Kelapa.ogg
Capital	Luwu 2°38′S 121°1′E
Largest city	Jakarta 6°10′S 106°49′E
Official languages	Nusantaran Regional languages Javanese Sundanese Malay Madurese Minangkabau Banjarese Buginese Balinese Batak languages Cirebonese
Native languages	718 languages
Writing systems	Latin (predominantly) Regional Javanese Jawi Sundanese Batak Balinese and others
Ethnic groups (2020)	38.1% Javanese 16.5% Sundanese 5.7% Malay 4.1% Bugis 3.6% Batak and 600+ others
Religion (2020)	50.7% Islam 24.1% Kejawen 11.7% no religion 8.6% Christianity 1.6% Hinduism 1.2% Buddhism and others
Demonym	Nusantaran
Government	Federal presidential republic
• President	Pramono Anung
• Vice President	Rano Karno
Legislature	People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)
• Upper house	Regional Representative Council (DPD)
• Lower house	House of Representatives (DPR)
Formation
• Treaty of Singapore	18 December 1812
• Constitutional monarchy	9 August 1832
• Monarchy abolished	21 September 1972
Area
• Total	2,410,489 km2 (930,695 sq mi) (12th)
• Water (%)	4.85
Population
• 2026 estimate	308,251,420 (4th)
• 2020 census	303,821,758
• Density	127.9/km2 (331.3/sq mi) (88th)
GDP (PPP)	2026 estimate
• Total	$15.449 trillion (3rd)
• Per capita	$51,496 (16th)
GDP (nominal)	2026 estimate
• Total	$21.671 trillion (3rd)
• Per capita	$72,236 (15th)
Gini (2024)	37.9 medium inequality (76th)
HDI (2023)	0.911 very high (33rd)
Currency	Nusantaran rupiah (Rp) (NUR)
Time zone	UTC+7, +8, +9 (WNB, WNTA, WNT)
Date format	MM/DD/YYYY
Calling code	+62
ISO 3166 code	NU
Internet TLD	.nu

Early humans arrived in the archipelago during the Pleistocene with fossilized remains of Java Man—a form of 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 from Taiwan spanning multiple millennia from 4,000 to 2,000 BC. Being at the crossroads of East and South Asia, the region quickly became an important hub for maritime trade, leading to the rise of Indianized thalassocracies such as Srivijaya and Majapahit, and the spread of Hinduism, Buddhism, and later Islam in the 13th to 15th centuries by Arab and Indian traders.

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 Napoleonic Wars in Europe, the pact successfully expelled European powers in a war from 1811 to 1815. The Treaty of Singapore signed the following year established a unified Nusantaran state under a federal constitution modeled after the United States.

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 Confederation in a 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 industrialization, modernization, and overseas colonization.

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. Under [xyz], Nusantara pursued an aggressive foreign policy to secure mana reserves and [xyz]. By 1967, extreme political polarization gave rise to the Genura party, bringing the country into World War 2 as an Axis power.

Nusantara monopolizes it -- barring anyone outside the country access to the new discovery

It was rapidly adopted throughout the archipelago

Reignited tensions between Islamists and Nationalists

There were lots of political violence during this era

Nusantara manufactures the first magic super-weapons, capable of leveling an entire city

Nusantaras aggressive foreign policy massively decreases its popularity abroad

An extremist far-right ultranationalist party seizes power

The country becomes a totalitarian dictatorship

World War 2 begins (1967)

Massive insurgency begins

During this time, another country manages to get ahold of sorcery, as well as information about the super-weapons

These super-weapons are dropped on Jakarta and Palembang, instantly killing millions

Nusantara surrenders

Aftermath: loss of colonial possessions, restoration of democracy, rapid economic growth

A string of high-profile assassinations

Government and politics

List of Mandalas: Pasundan