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[Arvenia]

NS Name: Arvenia
Nation Reserving: Mexico
Territory: Mexico

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[Deblar]

Tag for interest

[Chewion]

If anyone needs help with their app, please let me know!

[Arvenia]

Application (WIP)

Nationstates Name: Arvenia
Nation Name: United Mexican States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos)
Capital: Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México)
Territory: Mexico
Population: 130,301,391
Official Language: Spanish
Recognized Languages: Various
Flag: Same as IRL
National Anthem: "Himno Nacional Mexicano"

Head of State: President Rodrigo Durtega
HoS Picture: Rodrigo Durtega
Head of Government: Same as above
HoG Picture (If different from HoS): N/A
Legislature Name: General Congress of the United Mexican States (Spanish: Congreso General de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos)
Legislative Houses: Senate (upper house) and Chamber of Deputies (lower house)
Party in Power: Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)

GDP Nominal: $2,081,000,000
GDP Nominal Per Capita: $10,380
GDP (PPP): $2,132,100,000
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $20,862
Currency: Mexican peso ($)

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges:

• Drugs Are Bad - Drugs are now considered to be a big problem in Mexico. They have since been criminalized by the Durtega administration.
• Cartelismo - Cartels and corruption are now viewed as the black sheep of Mexican society. The Durtega administration has ordered a massive crackdown on both drug cartels and political corruption across Mexico.
• The Perfect Dictatorship - After Rodrigo Durtega came to power, Mexico has somewhat transformed into an authoritarian dominant-party state under the newly-reformed PRI. The Durtega administration has also been accused of utilizing both mass surveillance and death squads.

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges:

• The American Question - President Durtega is extremely hostile towards to the US. His administration even discourages Mexicans and other Hispanic groups from migrating to the US.
• Foreign Influence - Despite his anti-American views, President Durtega is also skeptical of non-Western powers such as Russia and China. He only cares about upholding Mexico's sovereignty and establishing stronger ties with the rest of Latin America.
• Blue Tide - Neoliberal governments are popping up across Latin America. President Durtega sees neoliberalism as the culprit behind corruption within both Mexico and other Latin American countries.

Military Information: Same as IRL, albeit more efficient and modern.

Alliances: Hispanic Alliance for Sovereignty and Cooperation (AHSC), also known as the Mexico Pact (Spanish: Pacto de México).

History Changes (Subject to review and approval by OP and Co-OP): WIP


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[Hypron]

NS Name: Hypron
Nation Reserving: State of Japan
Territory: Modern Japan

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[Velstrania]

NS Name: Velstrania
Nation Reserving: United Indian Commonwealth
Territory: India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal

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[Hakushiya]

sorry for being unable to come up with an app for my reservation in the crumbling world RP (*cough* other commitments *cough*) but still I'd like some help with my app for this reservation I'm making k

NS Name: Hakushiya
Nation Reserving: the Union of Southeast Asia and Australia (Australasia for short)
Territory: all current ASEAN member states plus Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand (maybe include Taiwan, Kinmen, the Matsu Islands, and the Pescadores if the reservation for the PR China doesn't include them already)

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[Velstrania]

sorry for being unable to come up with an app for my reservation in the crumbling world RP (*cough* other commitments *cough*) but still I'd like some help with my app for this reservation I'm making k

NS Name: Hakushiya
Nation Reserving: the Union of Southeast Asia and Australia (Australasia for short)
Territory: all current ASEAN member states plus Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand (maybe include Taiwan, Kinmen, the Matsu Islands, and the Pescadores if the reservation for the PR China doesn't include them already)

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NS Name: Tinhampton
Nation Reserving: the Commonwealth of Australia
Territory: Australia and its various territories

(Note that I may withdraw this reservation myself if I find my worldbuilding, which is currently in its very early stages, to be untenable. If I do so, I will snip-quote this post and announce my withdrawal.)

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[Deblar]

NS Name: Deblar
Nation Reserving: Cuba
Territory: irl Cuba

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[Hakushiya]

NS Name: Tinhampton
Nation Reserving: the Commonwealth of Australia
Territory: Australia and its various territories

(Note that I may withdraw this reservation myself if I find my worldbuilding, which is currently in its very early stages, to be untenable. If I do so, I will snip-quote this post and announce my withdrawal.)

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reservation changed ok

NS Name: Hakushiya
Nation Reserving: the Union of Southeast Asia and the Southern Pacific (Outer Australasia for short)
Territory: all current ASEAN member states plus Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Nauru, the Solomon Islands, and New Zealand (maybe include Taiwan, Kinmen, the Matsu Islands, and the Pescadores if the reservation for the PR China doesn't include them already)

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[Chewion]

reservation changed ok

NS Name: Hakushiya
Nation Reserving: the Union of Southeast Asia and the Southern Pacific (Outer Australasia for short)
Territory: all current ASEAN member states plus Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Nauru, the Solomon Islands, and New Zealand (maybe include Taiwan, Kinmen, the Matsu Islands, and the Pescadores if the reservation for the PR China doesn't include them already)

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I’m sorry but there’s no possible way for this nation to work.It is simply too much with many different cultures, people, and nations. If you want to be a strong regional power, I would recommend Indonesia.

[Chewion]

NS Name: Velstrania
Nation Reserving: United Indian Commonwealth
Territory: India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal

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I am open to seeing how this works, but I need to preface it by saying I do not see the nation being without tensions or rebel groups at best.

[Chewion]

NS Name: Deblar
Nation Reserving: Cuba
Territory: irl Cuba

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Noted.

[Hakushiya]

reservation changed ok

NS Name: Hakushiya
Nation Reserving: the Union of Southeast Asia and the Southern Pacific (Outer Australasia for short)
Territory: all current ASEAN member states plus Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Nauru, the Solomon Islands, and New Zealand (maybe include Taiwan, Kinmen, the Matsu Islands, and the Pescadores if the reservation for the PR China doesn't include them already)

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I’m sorry but there’s no possible way for this nation to work.It is simply too much with many different cultures, people, and nations. If you want to be a strong regional power, I would recommend Indonesia.

is this ok then?

NS Name: Hakushiya
Nation Reserving: the Nusantaran Commonwealth
Territory: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei

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[Mifan]

Nationstates Name: Mifan
Nation Name: People's Republic of China
Capital: Beijing
Territory: IRL China
Population: 1.41 Billion
Official Language: Standard Chinese
Recognized Languages: N/A
Flag: Flag
National Anthem (optional):

Head of State: President Bo Xilai
HoS Picture: Bo Xilai Circa 2007
Head of Government: Premier Xi Jinping
HoG Picture (If different from HoS): Xi Jinping Circa 2023
Legislature Name: National People's Congress
Party in Power (If bicameral note who controls each): Chinese Communist Party

GDP Nominal: $18.560 trillion
GDP Nominal Per Capita: $13,155
GDP (PPP): $35.032 trillion
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $24,839
Currency: Renminbi

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges:

Declining Birth Rate: China's One Child Policy has significantly impacted its demographic structure, leading to a gender imbalance and a reduction in family formation. Globally, declining birth rates are a common challenge, with East Asia experiencing some of the lowest rates. Western countries often utilize immigration to bolster population numbers, a strategy China is less inclined to adopt given its large population. Nonetheless, action is necessary as the status quo is unsustainable. With the impending retirement of the current workforce, there will be insufficient numbers to sustain the labor market.

One Nation, Two Systems: When China arranged the return of Hong Kong and Macau, conditions were set to ensure both cities would retain a certain degree of autonomy from Beijing's central government. They maintained their own currencies, political systems, and legal frameworks, enjoying a high degree of autonomy, while the CCP controlled all foreign and military affairs. The arrangement has functioned as intended, leading some to speculate it might encourage broader liberalization in China. However, this has not occurred, and the government under Bo has been content to allow the cities' autonomy, provided they remain within their prescribed limits.

Power Struggle: The 18th National Congress concluded in 2012, and contrary to expectations, Bo Xilai was elected as the General-Secretary of the Party and the new President of China, amidst controversy. Xi Jinping, who served as Hu Jintao's Vice President, was anticipated to ascend to the leadership role. However, Xi Jinping did not gracefully accept his loss and spent the subsequent decade leveraging his influence within the party to undermine Bo's tenure. The situation escalated when Xi was appointed Premier, significantly increasing his power and influence. Since then, both men have been locked in a fierce struggle for control over the party, and it remains to be seen who will emerge victorious from this prolonged power struggle.

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges:

New Silk Road: One of the rare agreements between Bo and Xi was on the Belt and Road Initiative, also known as the New Silk Road by some; a strategy to broaden China's economic influence through diverse economic activities. The initiative has largely been successful, granting China access to substantial resources and creating employment for millions of construction workers involved in building infrastructure across various regions. With the economic capability to sway global politics, the remaining question is how China will wield this power.

Never Humiliated Again: The Century of Humiliation stands as one of the darkest chapters in Chinese history. During this time, nations such as Japan, the United States, Great Britain, France, Russia, among others, exploited China, imposing Unequal Treaties, annexing its territories, and diminishing its global standing. However, under the governance of the CCP, China's fortunes have reversed. Today, it is recognized as a global superpower, commanding respect on the world stage, determined to avoid the indignities of the past.

New Superpower: As one of the world's largest economies and boasting a vast population, China has expanded its global influence significantly. To many observers, China is poised to become the next superpower, a sentiment echoed by numerous nationalists within the nation. Why shouldn't China seek its deserved status? It seems only just that a nation once exploited can now assert its prominence over others.

No Longer Contained: Since the CCP gained control of Mainland China, the nation's access to the Pacific has been restricted. The First Island Chain, a series of islands off China's coast, holds immense strategic importance. Control over these islands would grant the Chinese Navy unfettered access to the broader Pacific and serve as a buffer against hostile forces. Therefore, securing these islands is imperative for future security.

Taiwan: Taiwan has always been an issue for Beijing. The One China Policy is adhered to on the international stage, but the island's "independence" is something that must be rectified. While most are still pushing for peaceful unification, the prospect of that happening has been decreasing as time goes on. Taiwan must be brought back into the fold, and if it isn't willing to do so peacefully, force may actually be needed to ensure that only one China remains.

Military Information (If different from irl you must indicate that here): Same as IRL

Alliances (If different from IRL): Same as IRL

History Changes (Subject to review and approval by OP and Co-OP):

2012: Bo Xilai is narrowly elected, by the Party, as President and General-Secretary. The election caused massive controversy as it was expected that Xi Jinping would take over. As a consolation, Xi Jinping is given the position of Premier, the second most powerful member in the government. Conflict between the two, and their respective factions, begins immediately.

2013: Bo Xilai focuses on narrowing the gap between the rich and poor, pushing for a better social safety network. Some policies are pushed through, but many are blocked by Xi's faction. Regardless, support amongst the populace grows as he tries to implement nationwide versions of policies that he pushed for from his time as Governor and Mayor. Overseas, Bo is the opposite of Xi, wanting to continue the focus of a soft and slow rise from China. However, he is not a fool and pushes for military expansion and reform.

2015: Corruption scandal rocks the CCP and Bo begins to crackdown, heavily, on corruption. Xi Jinping works alongside Bo, only as a way to preserve his own power and gain popularity. Both men come out of the situation stronger. Once the purge was complete, the two begun to infight, once more, their factions leaking documents, falsifying evidence, and using every trick to gain the upper hand.

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[Chewion]

I’m sorry but there’s no possible way for this nation to work.It is simply too much with many different cultures, people, and nations. If you want to be a strong regional power, I would recommend Indonesia.

is this ok then?

NS Name: Hakushiya
Nation Reserving: the Nusantaran Commonwealth
Territory: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei

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Sure! I think there might be some unstable regions but I’m open to the idea!

[Chewion]

Nationstates Name: Mifan
Nation Name: People's Republic of China
Capital: Beijing
Territory: IRL China
Population: 1.41 Billion
Official Language: Standard Chinese
Recognized Languages: N/A
Flag: Flag
National Anthem (optional):

Head of State: President Bo Xilai
HoS Picture: Bo Xilai Circa 2007
Head of Government: Premier Xi Jinping
HoG Picture (If different from HoS): Xi Jinping Circa 2023
Legislature Name: National People's Congress
Party in Power (If bicameral note who controls each): Chinese Communist Party

GDP Nominal: $18.560 trillion
GDP Nominal Per Capita: $13,155
GDP (PPP): $35.032 trillion
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $24,839
Currency: Renminbi

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges:

Declining Birth Rate: China's One Child Policy has significantly impacted its demographic structure, leading to a gender imbalance and a reduction in family formation. Globally, declining birth rates are a common challenge, with East Asia experiencing some of the lowest rates. Western countries often utilize immigration to bolster population numbers, a strategy China is less inclined to adopt given its large population. Nonetheless, action is necessary as the status quo is unsustainable. With the impending retirement of the current workforce, there will be insufficient numbers to sustain the labor market.

One Nation, Two Systems: When China arranged the return of Hong Kong and Macau, conditions were set to ensure both cities would retain a certain degree of autonomy from Beijing's central government. They maintained their own currencies, political systems, and legal frameworks, enjoying a high degree of autonomy, while the CCP controlled all foreign and military affairs. The arrangement has functioned as intended, leading some to speculate it might encourage broader liberalization in China. However, this has not occurred, and the government under Bo has been content to allow the cities' autonomy, provided they remain within their prescribed limits.

Power Struggle: The 18th National Congress concluded in 2012, and contrary to expectations, Bo Xilai was elected as the General-Secretary of the Party and the new President of China, amidst controversy. Xi Jinping, who served as Hu Jintao's Vice President, was anticipated to ascend to the leadership role. However, Xi Jinping did not gracefully accept his loss and spent the subsequent decade leveraging his influence within the party to undermine Bo's tenure. The situation escalated when Xi was appointed Premier, significantly increasing his power and influence. Since then, both men have been locked in a fierce struggle for control over the party, and it remains to be seen who will emerge victorious from this prolonged power struggle.

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges:

New Silk Road: One of the rare agreements between Bo and Xi was on the Belt and Road Initiative, also known as the New Silk Road by some; a strategy to broaden China's economic influence through diverse economic activities. The initiative has largely been successful, granting China access to substantial resources and creating employment for millions of construction workers involved in building infrastructure across various regions. With the economic capability to sway global politics, the remaining question is how China will wield this power.

Never Humiliated Again: The Century of Humiliation stands as one of the darkest chapters in Chinese history. During this time, nations such as Japan, the United States, Great Britain, France, Russia, among others, exploited China, imposing Unequal Treaties, annexing its territories, and diminishing its global standing. However, under the governance of the CCP, China's fortunes have reversed. Today, it is recognized as a global superpower, commanding respect on the world stage, determined to avoid the indignities of the past.

New Superpower: As one of the world's largest economies and boasting a vast population, China has expanded its global influence significantly. To many observers, China is poised to become the next superpower, a sentiment echoed by numerous nationalists within the nation. Why shouldn't China seek its deserved status? It seems only just that a nation once exploited can now assert its prominence over others.

No Longer Contained: Since the CCP gained control of Mainland China, the nation's access to the Pacific has been restricted. The First Island Chain, a series of islands off China's coast, holds immense strategic importance. Control over these islands would grant the Chinese Navy unfettered access to the broader Pacific and serve as a buffer against hostile forces. Therefore, securing these islands is imperative for future security.

Taiwan: Taiwan has always been an issue for Beijing. The One China Policy is adhered to on the international stage, but the island's "independence" is something that must be rectified. While most are still pushing for peaceful unification, the prospect of that happening has been decreasing as time goes on. Taiwan must be brought back into the fold, and if it isn't willing to do so peacefully, force may actually be needed to ensure that only one China remains.

Military Information (If different from irl you must indicate that here): Same as IRL

Alliances (If different from IRL): Same as IRL

History Changes (Subject to review and approval by OP and Co-OP):

2012: Bo Xilai is narrowly elected, by the Party, as President and General-Secretary. The election caused massive controversy as it was expected that Xi Jinping would take over. As a consolation, Xi Jinping is given the position of Premier, the second most powerful member in the government. Conflict between the two, and their respective factions, begins immediately.

2013: Bo Xilai focuses on narrowing the gap between the rich and poor, pushing for a better social safety network. Some policies are pushed through, but many are blocked by Xi's faction. Regardless, support amongst the populace grows as he tries to implement nationwide versions of policies that he pushed for from his time as Governor and Mayor. Overseas, Bo is the opposite of Xi, wanting to continue the focus of a soft and slow rise from China. However, he is not a fool and pushes for military expansion and reform.

2015: Corruption scandal rocks the CCP and Bo begins to crackdown, heavily, on corruption. Xi Jinping works alongside Bo, only as a way to preserve his own power and gain popularity. Both men come out of the situation stronger. Once the purge was complete, the two begun to infight, once more, their factions leaking documents, falsifying evidence, and using every trick to gain the upper hand.

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[Hakushiya]

is this ok then?

NS Name: Hakushiya
Nation Reserving: the Nusantaran Commonwealth
Territory: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei

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Sure! I think there might be some unstable regions but I’m open to the idea!

thanks now here’s my app for real:

Nationstates Name: Hakushiya
Nation Name: the Nusantaran Commonwealth
Capitals: Samarinda (executive), Palangkaraya (legislative), and Pontianak Kota (judicial)
Territory: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Timor-Leste, and Brunei
Population: 325 million people (estimate)
Official Language: English
Recognized Languages: Indonesian, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, Cantonese, Hiri Motu, Tetum, Portuguese, and Hokkien
Flag:

National Anthem (optional): Nusantaraku (much like the Malaysian national anthem IRL but with some lyrical changes)

Head of State: Aidan binti Salman MATAHARI, President of the Nusantaran Commonwealth (surname capitalized)
HoS Picture: here
Head of Government: Cameron Yew-Loke TAY, Prime Minister of the Nusantaran Commonwealth (surname capitalized)
HoG Picture (If different from HoS): here
Legislature Name: the Kampung Nusantara (KPN)
Party in Power (If bicameral note who controls each): the center-left Nusantaran Coalition (BNN/Barisan Nasional Nusantara) holds a 64% majority in both chambers of the KPN

GDP Nominal: US$419.24 billion
GDP Nominal Per Capita: US$32,102
GDP (PPP): US$602.19 billion
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: US$29,101
Currency: the Nusantaran ringgit (NSR)

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges:
>domestic polarization - the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 both resulted in sharper sociopolitical polarization along urban-rural lines leading to the BNN emerging victorious in the 2022 elections for the KPN with some promises made to actively work towards an increased sense of popular unison
>resolving existing inequalities - in spite of a woman being elected into the Nusantaran presidency in 2021 (the first time this has ever occurred) gender-related inequalities are still heavily pronounced in more conservative regions like Sumatra and Brunei where many locals abide to more orthodox interpretations of the Sharia (Islamic law)

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges:
>the South China Sea dispute - the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s SEZ extends into the PR China-claimed South China Sea which has led to an increased Nusantaran military presence within the sea that aims to defend its own commonwealth against the Chinese military in a standoff
>support of a rules-based international order - eg. in a similar way to IRL Singapore the Nusantaran Commonwealth here enjoys robust ties with both the USA and the PR China on multiple aspects while also having active UN peacekeeping forces in its territory

Military Information (If different from irl you must indicate that here): same as IRL Singapore

Alliances (If different from IRL): the Non-Aligned Movement and ASEAN

History Changes (Subject to review and approval by OP and Co-OP):
>starting point of inflection: the Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference of 1949 that created the United States of Indonesia (RUSI)
>timeline of major events from 1949 to 1999:
>>August 31, 1950: the Provisional Government of the Nusantaran Commonwealth (KSN) is founded in the RUSI
>>November 1, 1954: Brunei Darussalam’s sovereign independence is restored
>>July 2, 1957: the Federation of Malaya unilaterally declares independence from the British Empire
>>August 2, 1960: Singapore joins the Federation of Malaya
>>May 20, 1963: the British crown colonies of Sarawak and North Borneo unilaterally declare independence from the British Empire as the Republic of Borneo
>>August 9, 1965: the RUSI, Republic of Borneo, Federation of Malaya, and Brunei Darussalam unilaterally sign the Treaty of Banjarmasin, installing the KSN into a position of sovereignty over the signatories’ territories (at this point reorganized into the Nusantaran Republics of Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, Johor, Pahang, Kedah, Terengganu, Kelantan, Penang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, West Java, East Java, Aceh, Sumatra, East Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, Maluku, Sulawesi, and Nusa Tenggara) with Sukarno (later surnamed Mulaibaya - from a shortening of an Indonesian phrase meaning “from Surabaya” - in accordance with the introduction of legislation requiring all Nusantaran families to use unique surnames in 1968) as the caretaker president and Mohammad Hatta as the caretaker prime minister
>>November 11, 1965: elections for the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s presidency and legislature occur with Benjamin Sheares elected as president and Mohammad Hatta as prime minister
>>January 5, 1966: the first meeting of the Kampung Nusantara (KPN) occurs in Palangkaraya with Mohammad Hatta officially inaugurated as the first Nusantaran prime minister and the settlements of Samarinda, Palangkaraya, and Pontianak Kota reorganized into separately-administered Capital Territories (CTs)
>>January 14, 1966: Benjamin Sheares is officially inaugurated as the first Nusantaran president
>>March 12, 1967: rebel forces led by Suharto unsuccessfully attempt a military coup against the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s government
>>July 1, 1967: Suharto is officially executed by hanging for his rebel forces’ coup attempt a few months earlier
>>August 8, 1967: the Nusantaran Commonwealth becomes a founding member of ASEAN along with Thailand and the Philippines
>>January 3, 1968: the Capital Railway Line between the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s three CTs begins construction
>>July 5, 1970: the Dutch-controlled western half of New Guinea joins the Nusantaran Commonwealth as the Nusantaran Republic of West Papua
>>November 20, 1975: the Portuguese-controlled eastern half of Timor joins the Nusantaran Commonwealth as the Nusantaran Republic of Timor-Leste
>>July 1, 1976: plans for the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s first-ever metro systems are announced with four inaugural systems to be constructed in the cities of Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, and Kuching
>>July 13, 1989: the Nusantaran Song Festival (the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s largest singing competition, modeled after the Eurovision Song Contest) hosts its inaugural edition in Kuching to coincide with Eid al-Adha
>>March 14, 1992: following the USSR’s collapse the Nusantaran Commonwealth establishes foreign relations with Ukraine, Estonia, Belarus, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia
>>July 5, 1997: the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s government declares a nationwide recession as a consequence of the Asian financial crisis that year
>>November 1, 1999: the Nusantaran cities of Singapore and Johor Bahru publicly declare their intention to bid for hosting rights to the 2008 Summer Olympics
>(post-1999 history changes to be determined later)

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[Tracian Empire]

NS Name: Tracian Empire
Nation Reserving: Union of Yugoslav Republics
Territory: Territory of Yugoslavia in 1980

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[Tracian Empire]

Nationstates Name: Tracian Empire
Nation Name: Union of Yugoslav Republics (Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian: Савез југословенских република-Savez jugoslavenskih republika, Macedonian: Сојуз на Југословенски републики - Sojuz na Jugoslovenski republiki, Albanian: Bashkimi i Republikave Jugosllave)
Capital: Belgrade
Territory: Territory of Yugoslavia in 1980
Population: 25,000,000
Official Language: None, de facto, Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian
Recognized Languages: Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian, Macedonian, Slovenian, Albanian, Hungarian, Rusyn, Romanian, Bulgarian
Flag:

National Anthem: Hej Slaveni!

Head of State: Confederal Presidency of Yugoslavia
HoS Picture:

Head of Government: His Exellency, the First Minister of the Confederal Executive Council, Andrej Plenković
HoG Picture:

Legislature Name: Confederal Assembly (Конфедерална скупштина - Konfederalna skupština), divided between the lower Chamber of the People (Веће народа - Veće naroda) and the upper Chamber of the Nations (Веће нација -Veće nacija).
Party in Power: The current ruling coalition is a center-right formation, composed by the Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia (Савез реформских снага Југославије - Savez reformskih snaga Jugoslavije|SRSJ), the (Демократски покрет Југославије - Demokratski pokret Jugoslavije|DPJ), with confidence and supply provided by the "Resistance!" Party (Отпор! - Otpor!) and the parties of the national minorities.

GDP Nominal:$250 billion
GDP Nominal Per Capita: $18.000
GDP (PPP): $350 billion
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $33,000
Currency: Yugoslav dinar

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges:

• Ethnic tensions - while Yugoslavia's ethnic tensions never erupted on the same scale they did in real life, they are still a recurrent issue. Kosovo and Bosnia are in particular the two areas with the great issues, as despite government assurances and further autonomy being granted to each respective ethnic group, tensions between the Bosniaks and the Serbs, and between the Serbs and the Albanians, continue to be reasons of concern. Ethnic tensions have also been harnessed by nationalist parties, in particular recently in Serbia, where the right-wing populist Alliance of Nations and Freedom (Савез за нације и слободу - Savez za nacije i slobodu|SNS) under Aleksandar Vučić have won both a majority in the Serbian Parliament and the Serbian Presidency, increasing concern for the upcoming confederal elections.
• Economic disparity - despite the successful economic development of the past few decades, the western regions of Yugoslavia, in particular Slovenia and Croatia, continue to be richer and more economically developed than the eastern provinces. Attempts have been made as of late to limit this disparity, but any such measures are usually perceived negatively by the western regions, which interpret this as being forced to pay for the development of Serbia.
• Populism and nationalism - With the difficulties of entering the EU becoming more and more apparent, a current of disappointment has begun to spread among Yugoslavia's population, contributing to the already existing Eurosceptic thought promoted by some. This has seen a continued rise of populist and nationalist forces, further emboldened by populist wins throughout the world. The traditional parties have been holding on, but with populist parties rising in the polls for the 2026 election, they are pressed to provide results, or to face the consequences.
• Anti-corruption slowdown - While corruption in Yugoslavia is manageable, and generally thought to be in line with that of some EU members like Bulgaria and Romania, Yugoslavia's progress in the fight against corruption is perceived to have slowed down somewhat, particularly due to the interference of the SNS which argues that the confederal-level Anti-Corruption Prosecution Office should be broken into individual offices in each constituent republic.
• Tito!Tito!Tito! - In many ways, the spirit of Tito has never truly left Yugoslavia, and this is seen in his continued portrayal as some sort of a secular saint, and as the father figure of Yugoslavia even beyond the fall of communism. Elements of Titoism have as such been adopted by a new type of populist parties, the anti-nationalists, who argue for increased centralized control, and a continuation of Yugoslavia's neutrality. While usually such views were relegated to the traditional ceremonies, on Tito's birthday with the Relay of Youth, and during Brotherhood and Unity rallies, the League of Yugoslav Unity (Лига југословенског јединства - Liga jugoslovenskog jedinstva|LJJ) has recently entered polls and is believed by some to be a credible counterweight to the SNS.

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges:

• A country between two worlds - Yugoslavia's historical position between the First and the Second World has continued even beyond the fall of communism. While the country has remained an important part of the Non-Aligned Movement, and continues to enjoy good relations with countries such as Brazil, India, or China, the push for it to join either the EU and later NATO, or the EEU, has increased on all sides, and the country stands, in many ways, at a precipice. Arguments in favor of joining one or the other have been the strongest so far, but the ruling coalition has placed a lot of its political power in steering the country towards the EU, while the nationalists and conservatives are arguing for joining the EEU. A failure to join one could embolden the other, but it could also strengthen those who continue to argue for a continued neutrality - and a cooperation with other nations, such as China.
• A Balkan Powder Keg? - While Yugoslavia has managed to survive the Turbulent 90's with limited ethnic tensions, the situation in the Balkans is still far from easy. Large tensions exist with Albania, as Albanian nationalists in Kosovo have been increasingly agitating for Kosovo's union with Albania, and tensions also exist with Bulgaria and Greece over the Republic of Macedonia.
• Let the war games end? - The JNA and Yugoslavia's military defense industry, once the pride of the nation and a symbol of its pledge to neutrality have both been on a steep decline ever since the end of communism. In recent years, programs have started to be implemented, with Switzerland as an example, in hopes of returning Yugoslavia's domestic arms industry to a better position, but until then, the JNA needs a comprehensive new program of military acquisitions. While likely to also be influenced by politics, the JNA needs to decide whether it wishes to finish its NATO standardization and to buy new Western equipment, or whether it should reorganize itself further along the lines of the CSTO and buy Russian equipment. Or, as some argue, it should return to its pre-1990 doctrine and buy its equipment from somewhere else, China perhaps.

Military Information:

Yugoslav National Army
Југословенска народна армија
Jugoslavenska narodna armija
The Yugoslav National Army is the military force of the Union of Yugoslav Republics. A professionalizing force, the JNA is in the middle of a prolonged project that is meant to bring it up to NATO and/or CSTO standards by 2028. The Confederal Presidency of Yugoslavia collectively serves as the supreme commander of the JNA, but is able to delegate that position to the Chief of Staff of the JNA in times of war. The main purpose of the JNA is the continued protection and defense of the independence, sovereignty, territory and constitution of the Union of Yugoslav Republics.

The Yugoslav Ground Forces (Југословенске копнене војске - Jugoslovenske kopnene vojske) are the army of the SJR. With a peacetime active force of 200,000, the KV forms the core of the Yugoslav National Army.
Armored vehicles

• M-84 - 341
• T-72B1MS - 30
• BVP M-80 - 448
• M2 Bradley - 89
• Patria APC - 114
• Patria IFV -20
• Valuk - 65
• Lazar 3 - 30
• BRDM-2 - 66
• BOV KIV - 10
• Miloš - 20
• Humvee - 40
• BOV M-86 l - 51

Artillery

• Nora B-52 - 18
• 2S1 Gvozdika 1- 72
• Nora M-84 - 36
• M-87 Orkan - 4
• M-77 Oganj - 60
• M-94 Plamen-S 18
• M-92 Vulkan - 6
• Panzerhaubitze 2000 - 16
• PASARS-16 - 3 batteries
• 9K35 Strela-10 - 1 battery
• 9K31 Strela-1 - 9 batteries

The Yugoslav Air Force (Југословенско ваздухопловство - Jugoslovensko vazduhoplovstvo) is the air branch of the Yugoslav military, with an active force of 20,000.

• MiG 29 - 11
• MiG 21 - 11
• Soko J-22 - 17
• Antonov An-26 - 1
• Airbus C-295 - 2
• Airbus H145 - 15
• Mil Mi-17 - 13
• Mil Mi-24 - 7
• Aérospatiale Gazelle - 29
• HQ-22 - 4
• Pantsir - 3
• S-125 Neva 8
• 2K12 Kub - 12

The Yugoslav Navy - (Jгословенска ратна морнарица - Jugoslavenska ratna mornarica) is the naval branch of the Yugoslav forces. Its main role is to protect and defend Yugoslavia's coastline, and due to peaceful relations in the Adriatic, it is the least developed of the Yugoslav military branches.

• Končar class 1
• Helsinki class - 2
• Kralj class - 2
• Mirna class - 4
• Omiš class - 5

Alliances: The Union of Yugoslav Republics continues to formally be a member of the Non-Aligned Movement, but it is attempting to join the European Union and wishes to begin negotiations for an Ascension Treaty after already having become a candidate state.
History Changes:

• 7 January 1980 - Tito is admitted to the the Medical Centre in Ljubljana with circulation problems in his legs. Due to his refusal to allow for an amputation, he develops gangrene. Following private conversations with his sons, Žarko and Mišo Broz, he finally allows the doctors to perform the amputation. At the pressure of both his sons and the central leadership of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, Tito names his former wartime comrade, Konstantin "Koča" Popović, former Vice-President of Yugoslavia as his potential successor in the case the operation went wrong.
• 4 May 1980 - Tito dies. He is succeeded by Konstantin Popović, who reforms the office of the President into a collective Presidency with a member from each of Yugoslavia's republics. Popović, a Serbian known for his pro-reformist and liberal views, uses the national shock of Tito's death to steer the party and the country towards the beginning of reforms. Prominent Yugoslav dissident and reformist Milovan Djilas is chosen to represent Montenegro in the Presidency, and Popović organizes a targeted amnesty of those communist politicians which had been removed from their positions under accusations of liberalism during the Purge of Liberals and the Croatian Spring. Marko Nikezić, Latinka Perović, Mirko Tepavac and Savka Dabčević-Kučar are elected to the Federal Executive Council by the Federal Assembly.
• 1980-1985 - Under the direction of Veselin Đuranović, Yugoslavia beings a comprehensive program of economic reforms in an attempt to deal with its fiscal debt. The dinar undergoes devaluation, and through the support of interest groups such as the "Friends of Yugoslavia", Yugoslavia receives significant American debt relief. Political liberalization occurs in limited forms, but the SKJ continues to suppress what it calls "nationalist sentiments", including through the suppression of the 1981 Kosovo protests and the subsequent purges. Some inspiration is taken from the reforms undertaken in the RUSSIA, but personal liberties are still limited, instead, the focus is placed on the perceived corruption of the party cadres which is one of the most important issues that the public at large had with the SKJ. Periodic purging of pro-nationalist or too conservative cadres are as such held during anti-corruption campaigns.
• May 1985 - Ivan Stambolić, President of the League of Communists of Serbia, pushes for the discussion of the issue of Kosovo. Subsequently, the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, known as SANU, produces a pro-Serbian nationalist memorandum that is leaked to the press in September 1985. The newspaper in question, Večernje novosti, refuses to publish it, and contacts the State Security Administration, which in turns informs the Presidency. Appalled by such a clear nationalist piece of propaganda, the Presidency, under Popović, launches a comprehensive purge of de-nationalization in Serbia. The SANU is disbanded, the authors of the memorandum are arrested. The SKJ launches a nation-wide debate against nationalism, with limited effects, but which was used as a cover for further purges. A confidential report by the State Security Administration portrays the division and independent command of the Territorial Defense forces as the greatest danger in preserving the unity of Yugoslavia. The Presidency adopts an amendment to the Yugoslav Constitution, through an interpretation of the line "The unity of command of the armed forces is anticipated.", which places the Territorial Defense under the command of the JNA and forbids the existence of republic-based forces. Protests among nationalists are held in line, and the TO are merged with the reserve forces of the JNA. Subsequently, the TO, which already was in a poor shape, as its regular training was too expensive, becomes weakened as a potential force.
• 28 May 1986 -10th Congress of the Serbian League of Communists. Serbian communists attempt to elect a new president for their Central Committee. Slobodan Milošević, supported by pro-nationalists such as the remaining supporters of Ivan Stambolić and figures such as Nikola Ljubičić, seemed to be the main contender. Anti- Milošević forces coalesce together under the direction imposed by Dragoslav Marković, and decide to support Radiša Gačić, who was acceptable even to Milošević's supporters. Unlike in real life, Radiša Gačić accepts the post.
• March 1987. The policies of Branko Mikulić, President of the Federal Executive Council, who was seen as not reformist enough in comparison to previous leaders, lead to national strikes, with over 70 strikes happening in a period of 2 weeks. Mikulić threatened to use the military to restore order, but Croatia and Slovenia launched a no-confidence motion against him which passes, subsequently Mikulić' resigned and was replaced by the former President of the Presidency of Croatia Ante Marković. Subsequently, Marković launches a widespread program of economic, market-oriented reforms, and pledged to cooperate with both the US and the RUSSIA, with Washington seeing him well in particular. The new government further devaleud the dinar, reached a standby agreement with the IMF.
• 24 April 1987 - Kosovo field incident. Clashes between Serbs and the police, Milošević, sent to Kosovo by the government, makes pro-Serbian remarks. The Federal Secretariat of the SFRY Interior Ministry, criticizes both the citizens and the police, the first on behalf of their extremism, the latter on behalf of using rubber batons in violation of the rules of police procedure.
• 23 September 1987, at the eighth session of the Central Committee, Milošević is kicked from the Serbian branch of the Communist Party after being accused of nationalism and anti-Yugoslav behavior. His newly found position as a dissident is reinforced with his reputation as a Serbian nationalist, as such, Milošević becomes the figurehead of the Serbian nationalist movement and of the anti-communist resistance in the country. Nicknamed "the anti-nationalist revolution", the policies of Radiša Gačić use the larger, nation-wide anti-corruption campaigns to remove the party officials which were favorable to Milošević. The purge extended to the military, with the State Security Administration deeming certain higher ranked members of the JNA as being too pro-Serbian.
• 1987-1989 - The program of Marković was implemented fully, with the establishment of a fixed exchange rate, an organized privatization of the state-enterprises which were perceived to be failing, and a liberalization of trade. While the growth of the GDP slowed down, and numerous enterprises went into bankruptcy, the standard of living increased, and the inflation stopped rising.
• Early to mid 1989 - As the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo approached, nationalists in Serbia began to prepare through months of commemorative events and protests inside Kosovo against the constitution and autonomy of the region. The SKJ intervenes massively, banning the so called "rallies for truth", confiscating the remains of Prince Lazar of Serbia, instituting border checks around Kosovo, and increasing the strength of media censorship. Instead, the party promotes "Brotherhood and Unity" rallies throughout Yugoslavia, and increased measures against other nationalist groups, particularly in Croatia. On the 28th of June, the Gazimestan incident happens. Slobodan Milošević and other Serbian nationalists attempt to hold celebrations, but are stopped by the Kosovar police forces. This leads to protests throughout Serbia, particularly in Yugoslavia, but smaller than they might have otherwise been as the influence of Milošević had been limited previously. Subsequently, Milošević was arrested and jailed.
• 1989 - 1990 - the collapse of the Soviet Eastern Bloc, German reunification, and the general decline of communism undermines the rule of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia. Nonetheless, certain reformist politicians like Marković remain popular, and while some protests maintain a nationalist tone, the situation is calmer than in real life.
• January 1990 - The extraordinary 14th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia is held. The reformists under Marković, emboldened by the situation in the RUSSIA, lead to the establishment of a united SKJ front to get the country out of crisis. The confederal proposals of Milan Kučan are taken into account, and under foreign pressure, the SKJ agrees to organize free elections. Communist hardliners and those with nationalist sentiments walk out, marking an end to the SKJ as a political entity. The adoption of the 1990 Plan was the last formal act of the federal-party, as with the announcement of free elections, reformist forces under Marković form the Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia's promise to hold free elections is met with an offer by the European Community for economic help, subsequently, UN observers are invited to assist with the elections.
• Mid 1990 - the first multiparty elections are held alongside a referendum for the adoption of the confederal constitution proposed by the 1990 Plan. The SRSJ and the new constitution come on top with a very limited margin and among boycotts organized by nationalist forces in Croatia and Serbia. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is reorganized into the Union of Yugoslav Republics.
• 1990-1993 - The new SRSJ government oversees a relatively peaceful transition of power from the SKJ. A commission of experts under Marković is organized to further discuss economic reforms, with American, European, and Soviet advisors present, in particular, the Yugoslav government takes inspiration from the Balcerowicz plan which had been adopted by Poland in late 1989. The Reform Plan was approved by the IMF in late December 1990, with the Yugoslav debt being reorganized. Unemployment rose dramatically, in particular as further state-owned companies went bankrupt, and the social situation remained volatile, but the shock-therapy reforms and support from abroad led to a generally manageable transition to capitalism. The left-wing remains of the SKJ and the newly formed Social-Democrats opposed the reforms, but the majority of the SRSJ allowed them to continue. By 1993, the Yugoslav economy returned to growth.
• 1994-1998 - Yugoslavia joined the Council of Europe and the World Trade Organization, and continued its economic development. In the 1994 elections, the SRSJ loses the majority it had in both the Confederal Assembly and the national assemblies, but it enters into several coalition agreements, with the Democratic-Liberal Union at a confederal level and various other center-right parties at national levels. Yugoslavia joined the NATO-led Partnership for Peace in 1994. Marković remains in charge of the Confederal Executive Council, until his resignation due to old age before the 1998 elections. The SRSJ and its Yugoslavia 2000 program proposed that Yugoslavia should join NATO - the proposal is met with opposition by nationalists, particularly in Serbia. This leads to the first mass protests in Belgrade ever since the return to democracy, as the nationalists use the Gulf War to portray NATO negatively. The left-wing parties join the nationalists in voting against the proposal, which fails in the Confederal Assembly. Despite the economic growth, rising unemployment created discontent, and the economy entered a recession by 1997 subsequently, the Yugoslav Social-Democratic Party won a slight majority in the 1998 elections, through a program aimed at expanding welfare reforms and dealing with the unemployment.
• 1998-2002 - The JSDS led the government as the Yugoslav economy recovered from recession by 2002, in part due to an increase in credits given by the privatized banks, foreign investment and government programs of developing infrastructure.
• 2002 - 2006 - The JSDS barely retains its majority, and begins to collaborate with the SRSJ on a confidence and supply basis. Despite a certain opposition, the SRSJ achieved one of their great ideals, as Yugoslavia signed a Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU. The blowback from the adoption of the treaty strengthens the development of anti-EU and nationalist movements, with the most important being the Democrat-Liberal "Homeland" Movement (Демократско-либерални покрет „Отаџбина“ - Demokratsko-liberalni pokret „Otadžbina“). The economic development that is spurred by better trade deals with the EU however leads to economic improvement, and the JSDS and SRSJ run together on a Grand Coalition platform in the 2006 elections, winning a majority.
• 2006-2010 - The 2007-2008 economic crisis hits Yugoslavia hard, and the SRSJ is forced to adopt austerity measures to deal with it. Opposition to the austerity measures leads to the JSDS leaving the government, forcing the minority SRSJ Confederal Executive Council to rule by decree. Several other issues greatly affected the SRSJ, including several corruption scandals, and the party collapses into the polls. The 2010 election is won by the right-wing and populist Democrat-Liberal "Homeland" Movement.
• 2010-2018 - The Homeland Movement is forced to continue the austerity measures started by the previous government, and attempts to blame the EU and the IMF for this. Initially quite popular, the DP create the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, a specialized prosecution office to deal with political corruption. Despite allegations of bias, the new Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office is generally viewed positively by international organizations as a great step in the fight against corruption. The DP narrowly win reelection in 2014, despite it being contested by other parties. Subsequently, the DP is shaken by several high-profile corruption scandals and by the assassination of an anti-corruption journalist by members of the organized crime. Miroslav Škoro, the Chairman of the Confederal Executive Council, resigns after being accused with corruption, while three members of the Presidency, including Croatian nationalist Marijan Pavliček, are impeached by the Confederal Assembly and subsequently removed from power through a referendum. A technocratic government is put in place as part of a larger parliamentary agreement, with confidence and supply being granted by the three major parties. The new center-right coalition between the SRSJ, the liberal Democratic Movement of Yugoslavia, and the big-tent anti-corruption party Optor win the 2018 elections.
• 2018-2022 - Yugoslavia applied for EU membership and was given EU candidate status, but the negotiations of joining are complicated by the poor relations Yugoslavia has with several European countries and the anti-European integration views of several nations including Germany. Despite that, economic growth is truly perceived to have returned, with an improvements of the standards of life over what Yugoslavia had experienced before the 2007/2008 crisis. Perceived progress on beginning the ascension negotiations however emboldened the nationalists and Eurosceptics. While further progress was done in terms of dealing with corruption, a falling out between the DPJ and Otpor break the larger coalition. In the 2022 elections, the SRSJ-DPJ coalition fails to retain its majority, and in a stunning reversal, the DPJ loses the plurality it had in the Serbian Parliament, with the right-wing populist and nationalist SNS under Aleksandar Vučić gaining a majority in the parliament, the Serbian Presidency, and Serbia's spot in the Confederal Presidency. Fear of a nationalist government however leads to a new agreement, and Otpor and the national minority parties provide confidence and supply to a continued SRSJ-DPJ coalition.
• 2022-2025 - Tensions continue to increase in the country, as the SNS agitates the situation whenever possible, and their victory has emboldened nationalists, particularly in Kosovo and Croatia. SNS continues to claim that a failure to join the EU should be interpreted as a sign that Yugoslavia should instead join the EEU and the CSTO, and pushes to complicate the position whenever possible. Poor relations with Albania in particular over Kosovo continue to be an issue that has to be dealt with, and the SRSJ-DPJ coalition has placed most of its political capital in the idea of signing an Ascension Treaty. Should it not be signed until the end of 2025, the ruling coalition has indicated to the European negotiators that the country might reorient itself towards the CSTO.

Do You Have Access To Discord/Would You Be Willing To Use Discord: Yes

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Sure! I think there might be some unstable regions but I’m open to the idea!

thanks now here’s my app for real:

Nationstates Name: Hakushiya
Nation Name: the Nusantaran Commonwealth
Capitals: Samarinda (executive), Palangkaraya (legislative), and Pontianak Kota (judicial)
Territory: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Timor-Leste, and Brunei
Population: 325 million people (estimate)
Official Language: English
Recognized Languages: Indonesian, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, Cantonese, Hiri Motu, Tetum, Portuguese, and Hokkien
Flag:

National Anthem (optional): Nusantaraku (much like the Malaysian national anthem IRL but with some lyrical changes)

Head of State: Aidan binti Salman MATAHARI, President of the Nusantaran Commonwealth (surname capitalized)
HoS Picture: here
Head of Government: Cameron Yew-Loke TAY, Prime Minister of the Nusantaran Commonwealth (surname capitalized)
HoG Picture (If different from HoS): here
Legislature Name: the Kampung Nusantara (KPN)
Party in Power (If bicameral note who controls each): the center-left Nusantaran Coalition (BNN/Barisan Nasional Nusantara) holds a 64% majority in both chambers of the KPN

GDP Nominal: US$419.24 billion
GDP Nominal Per Capita: US$32,102
GDP (PPP): US$602.19 billion
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: US$29,101
Currency: the Nusantaran ringgit (NSR)

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges:
>domestic polarization - the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 both resulted in sharper sociopolitical polarization along urban-rural lines leading to the BNN emerging victorious in the 2022 elections for the KPN with some promises made to actively work towards an increased sense of popular unison
>resolving existing inequalities - in spite of a woman being elected into the Nusantaran presidency in 2021 (the first time this has ever occurred) gender-related inequalities are still heavily pronounced in more conservative regions like Sumatra and Brunei where many locals abide to more orthodox interpretations of the Sharia (Islamic law)

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges:
>the South China Sea dispute - the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s SEZ extends into the PR China-claimed South China Sea which has led to an increased Nusantaran military presence within the sea that aims to defend its own commonwealth against the Chinese military in a standoff
>support of a rules-based international order - eg. in a similar way to IRL Singapore the Nusantaran Commonwealth here enjoys robust ties with both the USA and the PR China on multiple aspects while also having active UN peacekeeping forces in its territory

Military Information (If different from irl you must indicate that here): same as IRL Singapore

Alliances (If different from IRL): the Non-Aligned Movement and ASEAN

History Changes (Subject to review and approval by OP and Co-OP):
>starting point of inflection: the Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference of 1949 that created the United States of Indonesia (RUSI)
>timeline of major events from 1949 to 1999:
>>August 31, 1950: the Provisional Government of the Nusantaran Commonwealth (KSN) is founded in the RUSI
>>November 1, 1954: Brunei Darussalam’s sovereign independence is restored
>>July 2, 1957: the Federation of Malaya unilaterally declares independence from the British Empire
>>August 2, 1960: Singapore joins the Federation of Malaya
>>May 20, 1963: the British crown colonies of Sarawak and North Borneo unilaterally declare independence from the British Empire as the Republic of Borneo
>>August 9, 1965: the RUSI, Republic of Borneo, Federation of Malaya, and Brunei Darussalam unilaterally sign the Treaty of Banjarmasin, installing the KSN into a position of sovereignty over the signatories’ territories (at this point reorganized into the Nusantaran Republics of Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, Johor, Pahang, Kedah, Terengganu, Kelantan, Penang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, West Java, East Java, Aceh, Sumatra, East Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, Maluku, Sulawesi, and Nusa Tenggara) with Sukarno (later surnamed Mulaibaya - from a shortening of an Indonesian phrase meaning “from Surabaya” - in accordance with the introduction of legislation requiring all Nusantaran families to use unique surnames in 1968) as the caretaker president and Mohammad Hatta as the caretaker prime minister
>>November 11, 1965: elections for the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s presidency and legislature occur with Benjamin Sheares elected as president and Mohammad Hatta as prime minister
>>January 5, 1966: the first meeting of the Kampung Nusantara (KPN) occurs in Palangkaraya with Mohammad Hatta officially inaugurated as the first Nusantaran prime minister and the settlements of Samarinda, Palangkaraya, and Pontianak Kota reorganized into separately-administered Capital Territories (CTs)
>>January 14, 1966: Benjamin Sheares is officially inaugurated as the first Nusantaran president
>>March 12, 1967: rebel forces led by Suharto unsuccessfully attempt a military coup against the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s government
>>July 1, 1967: Suharto is officially executed by hanging for his rebel forces’ coup attempt a few months earlier
>>August 8, 1967: the Nusantaran Commonwealth becomes a founding member of ASEAN along with Thailand and the Philippines
>>January 3, 1968: the Capital Railway Line between the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s three CTs begins construction
>>July 5, 1970: the Dutch-controlled western half of New Guinea joins the Nusantaran Commonwealth as the Nusantaran Republic of West Papua
>>November 20, 1975: the Portuguese-controlled eastern half of Timor joins the Nusantaran Commonwealth as the Nusantaran Republic of Timor-Leste
>>July 1, 1976: plans for the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s first-ever metro systems are announced with four inaugural systems to be constructed in the cities of Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, and Kuching
>>July 13, 1989: the Nusantaran Song Festival (the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s largest singing competition, modeled after the Eurovision Song Contest) hosts its inaugural edition in Kuching to coincide with Eid al-Adha
>>March 14, 1992: following the USSR’s collapse the Nusantaran Commonwealth establishes foreign relations with Ukraine, Estonia, Belarus, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia
>>July 5, 1997: the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s government declares a nationwide recession as a consequence of the Asian financial crisis that year
>>November 1, 1999: the Nusantaran cities of Singapore and Johor Bahru publicly declare their intention to bid for hosting rights to the 2008 Summer Olympics
>(post-1999 history changes to be determined later)

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Nationstates Name: Tracian Empire
Nation Name: Union of Yugoslav Republics (Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian: Савез југословенских република-Savez jugoslavenskih republika, Macedonian: Сојуз на Југословенски републики - Sojuz na Jugoslovenski republiki, Albanian: Bashkimi i Republikave Jugosllave)
Capital: Belgrade
Territory: Territory of Yugoslavia in 1980
Population: 25,000,000
Official Language: None, de facto, Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian
Recognized Languages: Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian, Macedonian, Slovenian, Albanian, Hungarian, Rusyn, Romanian, Bulgarian
Flag:

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National Anthem: Hej Slaveni!

Head of State: Confederal Presidency of Yugoslavia
HoS Picture:

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Head of Government: His Exellency, the First Minister of the Confederal Executive Council, Andrej Plenković
HoG Picture:

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Legislature Name: Confederal Assembly (Конфедерална скупштина - Konfederalna skupština), divided between the lower Chamber of the People (Веће народа - Veće naroda) and the upper Chamber of the Nations (Веће нација -Veće nacija).
Party in Power: The current ruling coalition is a center-right formation, composed by the Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia (Савез реформских снага Југославије - Savez reformskih snaga Jugoslavije|SRSJ), the (Демократски покрет Југославије - Demokratski pokret Jugoslavije|DPJ), with confidence and supply provided by the "Resistance!" Party (Отпор! - Otpor!) and the parties of the national minorities.

GDP Nominal:$250 billion
GDP Nominal Per Capita: $18.000
GDP (PPP): $350 billion
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $33,000
Currency: Yugoslav dinar

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges:

• Ethnic tensions - while Yugoslavia's ethnic tensions never erupted on the same scale they did in real life, they are still a recurrent issue. Kosovo and Bosnia are in particular the two areas with the great issues, as despite government assurances and further autonomy being granted to each respective ethnic group, tensions between the Bosniaks and the Serbs, and between the Serbs and the Albanians, continue to be reasons of concern. Ethnic tensions have also been harnessed by nationalist parties, in particular recently in Serbia, where the right-wing populist Alliance of Nations and Freedom (Савез за нације и слободу - Savez za nacije i slobodu|SNS) under Aleksandar Vučić have won both a majority in the Serbian Parliament and the Serbian Presidency, increasing concern for the upcoming confederal elections.
• Economic disparity - despite the successful economic development of the past few decades, the western regions of Yugoslavia, in particular Slovenia and Croatia, continue to be richer and more economically developed than the eastern provinces. Attempts have been made as of late to limit this disparity, but any such measures are usually perceived negatively by the western regions, which interpret this as being forced to pay for the development of Serbia.
• Populism and nationalism - With the difficulties of entering the EU becoming more and more apparent, a current of disappointment has begun to spread among Yugoslavia's population, contributing to the already existing Eurosceptic thought promoted by some. This has seen a continued rise of populist and nationalist forces, further emboldened by populist wins throughout the world. The traditional parties have been holding on, but with populist parties rising in the polls for the 2026 election, they are pressed to provide results, or to face the consequences.
• Anti-corruption slowdown - While corruption in Yugoslavia is manageable, and generally thought to be in line with that of some EU members like Bulgaria and Romania, Yugoslavia's progress in the fight against corruption is perceived to have slowed down somewhat, particularly due to the interference of the SNS which argues that the confederal-level Anti-Corruption Prosecution Office should be broken into individual offices in each constituent republic.
• Tito!Tito!Tito! - In many ways, the spirit of Tito has never truly left Yugoslavia, and this is seen in his continued portrayal as some sort of a secular saint, and as the father figure of Yugoslavia even beyond the fall of communism. Elements of Titoism have as such been adopted by a new type of populist parties, the anti-nationalists, who argue for increased centralized control, and a continuation of Yugoslavia's neutrality. While usually such views were relegated to the traditional ceremonies, on Tito's birthday with the Relay of Youth, and during Brotherhood and Unity rallies, the League of Yugoslav Unity (Лига југословенског јединства - Liga jugoslovenskog jedinstva|LJJ) has recently entered polls and is believed by some to be a credible counterweight to the SNS.

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges:

• A country between two worlds - Yugoslavia's historical position between the First and the Second World has continued even beyond the fall of communism. While the country has remained an important part of the Non-Aligned Movement, and continues to enjoy good relations with countries such as Brazil, India, or China, the push for it to join either the EU and later NATO, or the EEU, has increased on all sides, and the country stands, in many ways, at a precipice. Arguments in favor of joining one or the other have been the strongest so far, but the ruling coalition has placed a lot of its political power in steering the country towards the EU, while the nationalists and conservatives are arguing for joining the EEU. A failure to join one could embolden the other, but it could also strengthen those who continue to argue for a continued neutrality - and a cooperation with other nations, such as China.
• A Balkan Powder Keg? - While Yugoslavia has managed to survive the Turbulent 90's with limited ethnic tensions, the situation in the Balkans is still far from easy. Large tensions exist with Albania, as Albanian nationalists in Kosovo have been increasingly agitating for Kosovo's union with Albania, and tensions also exist with Bulgaria and Greece over the Republic of Macedonia.
• Let the war games end? - The JNA and Yugoslavia's military defense industry, once the pride of the nation and a symbol of its pledge to neutrality have both been on a steep decline ever since the end of communism. In recent years, programs have started to be implemented, with Switzerland as an example, in hopes of returning Yugoslavia's domestic arms industry to a better position, but until then, the JNA needs a comprehensive new program of military acquisitions. While likely to also be influenced by politics, the JNA needs to decide whether it wishes to finish its NATO standardization and to buy new Western equipment, or whether it should reorganize itself further along the lines of the CSTO and buy Russian equipment. Or, as some argue, it should return to its pre-1990 doctrine and buy its equipment from somewhere else, China perhaps.

Military Information:

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Yugoslav National Army
Југословенска народна армија
Jugoslavenska narodna armija
The Yugoslav National Army is the military force of the Union of Yugoslav Republics. A professionalizing force, the JNA is in the middle of a prolonged project that is meant to bring it up to NATO and/or CSTO standards by 2028. The Confederal Presidency of Yugoslavia collectively serves as the supreme commander of the JNA, but is able to delegate that position to the Chief of Staff of the JNA in times of war. The main purpose of the JNA is the continued protection and defense of the independence, sovereignty, territory and constitution of the Union of Yugoslav Republics.

The Yugoslav Ground Forces (Југословенске копнене војске - Jugoslovenske kopnene vojske) are the army of the SJR. With a peacetime active force of 200,000, the KV forms the core of the Yugoslav National Army.
Armored vehicles

• M-84 - 341
• T-72B1MS - 30
• BVP M-80 - 448
• M2 Bradley - 89
• Patria APC - 114
• Patria IFV -20
• Valuk - 65
• Lazar 3 - 30
• BRDM-2 - 66
• BOV KIV - 10
• Miloš - 20
• Humvee - 40
• BOV M-86 l - 51

Artillery

• Nora B-52 - 18
• 2S1 Gvozdika 1- 72
• Nora M-84 - 36
• M-87 Orkan - 4
• M-77 Oganj - 60
• M-94 Plamen-S 18
• M-92 Vulkan - 6
• Panzerhaubitze 2000 - 16
• PASARS-16 - 3 batteries
• 9K35 Strela-10 - 1 battery
• 9K31 Strela-1 - 9 batteries

The Yugoslav Air Force (Југословенско ваздухопловство - Jugoslovensko vazduhoplovstvo) is the air branch of the Yugoslav military, with an active force of 20,000.

• MiG 29 - 11
• MiG 21 - 11
• Soko J-22 - 17
• Antonov An-26 - 1
• Airbus C-295 - 2
• Airbus H145 - 15
• Mil Mi-17 - 13
• Mil Mi-24 - 7
• Aérospatiale Gazelle - 29
• HQ-22 - 4
• Pantsir - 3
• S-125 Neva 8
• 2K12 Kub - 12

The Yugoslav Navy - (Jгословенска ратна морнарица - Jugoslavenska ratna mornarica) is the naval branch of the Yugoslav forces. Its main role is to protect and defend Yugoslavia's coastline, and due to peaceful relations in the Adriatic, it is the least developed of the Yugoslav military branches.

• Končar class 1
• Helsinki class - 2
• Kralj class - 2
• Mirna class - 4
• Omiš class - 5

Alliances: The Union of Yugoslav Republics continues to formally be a member of the Non-Aligned Movement, but it is attempting to join the European Union and wishes to begin negotiations for an Ascension Treaty after already having become a candidate state.
History Changes:

• 7 January 1980 - Tito is admitted to the the Medical Centre in Ljubljana with circulation problems in his legs. Due to his refusal to allow for an amputation, he develops gangrene. Following private conversations with his sons, Žarko and Mišo Broz, he finally allows the doctors to perform the amputation. At the pressure of both his sons and the central leadership of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, Tito names his former wartime comrade, Konstantin "Koča" Popović, former Vice-President of Yugoslavia as his potential successor in the case the operation went wrong.
• 4 May 1980 - Tito dies. He is succeeded by Konstantin Popović, who reforms the office of the President into a collective Presidency with a member from each of Yugoslavia's republics. Popović, a Serbian known for his pro-reformist and liberal views, uses the national shock of Tito's death to steer the party and the country towards the beginning of reforms. Prominent Yugoslav dissident and reformist Milovan Djilas is chosen to represent Montenegro in the Presidency, and Popović organizes a targeted amnesty of those communist politicians which had been removed from their positions under accusations of liberalism during the Purge of Liberals and the Croatian Spring. Marko Nikezić, Latinka Perović, Mirko Tepavac and Savka Dabčević-Kučar are elected to the Federal Executive Council by the Federal Assembly.
• 1980-1985 - Under the direction of Veselin Đuranović, Yugoslavia beings a comprehensive program of economic reforms in an attempt to deal with its fiscal debt. The dinar undergoes devaluation, and through the support of interest groups such as the "Friends of Yugoslavia", Yugoslavia receives significant American debt relief. Political liberalization occurs in limited forms, but the SKJ continues to suppress what it calls "nationalist sentiments", including through the suppression of the 1981 Kosovo protests and the subsequent purges. Some inspiration is taken from the reforms undertaken in the RUSSIA, but personal liberties are still limited, instead, the focus is placed on the perceived corruption of the party cadres which is one of the most important issues that the public at large had with the SKJ. Periodic purging of pro-nationalist or too conservative cadres are as such held during anti-corruption campaigns.
• May 1985 - Ivan Stambolić, President of the League of Communists of Serbia, pushes for the discussion of the issue of Kosovo. Subsequently, the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, known as SANU, produces a pro-Serbian nationalist memorandum that is leaked to the press in September 1985. The newspaper in question, Večernje novosti, refuses to publish it, and contacts the State Security Administration, which in turns informs the Presidency. Appalled by such a clear nationalist piece of propaganda, the Presidency, under Popović, launches a comprehensive purge of de-nationalization in Serbia. The SANU is disbanded, the authors of the memorandum are arrested. The SKJ launches a nation-wide debate against nationalism, with limited effects, but which was used as a cover for further purges. A confidential report by the State Security Administration portrays the division and independent command of the Territorial Defense forces as the greatest danger in preserving the unity of Yugoslavia. The Presidency adopts an amendment to the Yugoslav Constitution, through an interpretation of the line "The unity of command of the armed forces is anticipated.", which places the Territorial Defense under the command of the JNA and forbids the existence of republic-based forces. Protests among nationalists are held in line, and the TO are merged with the reserve forces of the JNA. Subsequently, the TO, which already was in a poor shape, as its regular training was too expensive, becomes weakened as a potential force.
• 28 May 1986 -10th Congress of the Serbian League of Communists. Serbian communists attempt to elect a new president for their Central Committee. Slobodan Milošević, supported by pro-nationalists such as the remaining supporters of Ivan Stambolić and figures such as Nikola Ljubičić, seemed to be the main contender. Anti- Milošević forces coalesce together under the direction imposed by Dragoslav Marković, and decide to support Radiša Gačić, who was acceptable even to Milošević's supporters. Unlike in real life, Radiša Gačić accepts the post.
• March 1987. The policies of Branko Mikulić, President of the Federal Executive Council, who was seen as not reformist enough in comparison to previous leaders, lead to national strikes, with over 70 strikes happening in a period of 2 weeks. Mikulić threatened to use the military to restore order, but Croatia and Slovenia launched a no-confidence motion against him which passes, subsequently Mikulić' resigned and was replaced by the former President of the Presidency of Croatia Ante Marković. Subsequently, Marković launches a widespread program of economic, market-oriented reforms, and pledged to cooperate with both the US and the RUSSIA, with Washington seeing him well in particular. The new government further devaleud the dinar, reached a standby agreement with the IMF.
• 24 April 1987 - Kosovo field incident. Clashes between Serbs and the police, Milošević, sent to Kosovo by the government, makes pro-Serbian remarks. The Federal Secretariat of the SFRY Interior Ministry, criticizes both the citizens and the police, the first on behalf of their extremism, the latter on behalf of using rubber batons in violation of the rules of police procedure.
• 23 September 1987, at the eighth session of the Central Committee, Milošević is kicked from the Serbian branch of the Communist Party after being accused of nationalism and anti-Yugoslav behavior. His newly found position as a dissident is reinforced with his reputation as a Serbian nationalist, as such, Milošević becomes the figurehead of the Serbian nationalist movement and of the anti-communist resistance in the country. Nicknamed "the anti-nationalist revolution", the policies of Radiša Gačić use the larger, nation-wide anti-corruption campaigns to remove the party officials which were favorable to Milošević. The purge extended to the military, with the State Security Administration deeming certain higher ranked members of the JNA as being too pro-Serbian.
• 1987-1989 - The program of Marković was implemented fully, with the establishment of a fixed exchange rate, an organized privatization of the state-enterprises which were perceived to be failing, and a liberalization of trade. While the growth of the GDP slowed down, and numerous enterprises went into bankruptcy, the standard of living increased, and the inflation stopped rising.
• Early to mid 1989 - As the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo approached, nationalists in Serbia began to prepare through months of commemorative events and protests inside Kosovo against the constitution and autonomy of the region. The SKJ intervenes massively, banning the so called "rallies for truth", confiscating the remains of Prince Lazar of Serbia, instituting border checks around Kosovo, and increasing the strength of media censorship. Instead, the party promotes "Brotherhood and Unity" rallies throughout Yugoslavia, and increased measures against other nationalist groups, particularly in Croatia. On the 28th of June, the Gazimestan incident happens. Slobodan Milošević and other Serbian nationalists attempt to hold celebrations, but are stopped by the Kosovar police forces. This leads to protests throughout Serbia, particularly in Yugoslavia, but smaller than they might have otherwise been as the influence of Milošević had been limited previously. Subsequently, Milošević was arrested and jailed.
• 1989 - 1990 - the collapse of the Soviet Eastern Bloc, German reunification, and the general decline of communism undermines the rule of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia. Nonetheless, certain reformist politicians like Marković remain popular, and while some protests maintain a nationalist tone, the situation is calmer than in real life.
• January 1990 - The extraordinary 14th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia is held. The reformists under Marković, emboldened by the situation in the RUSSIA, lead to the establishment of a united SKJ front to get the country out of crisis. The confederal proposals of Milan Kučan are taken into account, and under foreign pressure, the SKJ agrees to organize free elections. Communist hardliners and those with nationalist sentiments walk out, marking an end to the SKJ as a political entity. The adoption of the 1990 Plan was the last formal act of the federal-party, as with the announcement of free elections, reformist forces under Marković form the Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia's promise to hold free elections is met with an offer by the European Community for economic help, subsequently, UN observers are invited to assist with the elections.
• Mid 1990 - the first multiparty elections are held alongside a referendum for the adoption of the confederal constitution proposed by the 1990 Plan. The SRSJ and the new constitution come on top with a very limited margin and among boycotts organized by nationalist forces in Croatia and Serbia. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is reorganized into the Union of Yugoslav Republics.
• 1990-1993 - The new SRSJ government oversees a relatively peaceful transition of power from the SKJ. A commission of experts under Marković is organized to further discuss economic reforms, with American, European, and Soviet advisors present, in particular, the Yugoslav government takes inspiration from the Balcerowicz plan which had been adopted by Poland in late 1989. The Reform Plan was approved by the IMF in late December 1990, with the Yugoslav debt being reorganized. Unemployment rose dramatically, in particular as further state-owned companies went bankrupt, and the social situation remained volatile, but the shock-therapy reforms and support from abroad led to a generally manageable transition to capitalism. The left-wing remains of the SKJ and the newly formed Social-Democrats opposed the reforms, but the majority of the SRSJ allowed them to continue. By 1993, the Yugoslav economy returned to growth.
• 1994-1998 - Yugoslavia joined the Council of Europe and the World Trade Organization, and continued its economic development. In the 1994 elections, the SRSJ loses the majority it had in both the Confederal Assembly and the national assemblies, but it enters into several coalition agreements, with the Democratic-Liberal Union at a confederal level and various other center-right parties at national levels. Yugoslavia joined the NATO-led Partnership for Peace in 1994. Marković remains in charge of the Confederal Executive Council, until his resignation due to old age before the 1998 elections. The SRSJ and its Yugoslavia 2000 program proposed that Yugoslavia should join NATO - the proposal is met with opposition by nationalists, particularly in Serbia. This leads to the first mass protests in Belgrade ever since the return to democracy, as the nationalists use the Gulf War to portray NATO negatively. The left-wing parties join the nationalists in voting against the proposal, which fails in the Confederal Assembly. Despite the economic growth, rising unemployment created discontent, and the economy entered a recession by 1997 subsequently, the Yugoslav Social-Democratic Party won a slight majority in the 1998 elections, through a program aimed at expanding welfare reforms and dealing with the unemployment.
• 1998-2002 - The JSDS led the government as the Yugoslav economy recovered from recession by 2002, in part due to an increase in credits given by the privatized banks, foreign investment and government programs of developing infrastructure.
• 2002 - 2006 - The JSDS barely retains its majority, and begins to collaborate with the SRSJ on a confidence and supply basis. Despite a certain opposition, the SRSJ achieved one of their great ideals, as Yugoslavia signed a Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU. The blowback from the adoption of the treaty strengthens the development of anti-EU and nationalist movements, with the most important being the Democrat-Liberal "Homeland" Movement (Демократско-либерални покрет „Отаџбина“ - Demokratsko-liberalni pokret „Otadžbina“). The economic development that is spurred by better trade deals with the EU however leads to economic improvement, and the JSDS and SRSJ run together on a Grand Coalition platform in the 2006 elections, winning a majority.
• 2006-2010 - The 2007-2008 economic crisis hits Yugoslavia hard, and the SRSJ is forced to adopt austerity measures to deal with it. Opposition to the austerity measures leads to the JSDS leaving the government, forcing the minority SRSJ Confederal Executive Council to rule by decree. Several other issues greatly affected the SRSJ, including several corruption scandals, and the party collapses into the polls. The 2010 election is won by the right-wing and populist Democrat-Liberal "Homeland" Movement.
• 2010-2018 - The Homeland Movement is forced to continue the austerity measures started by the previous government, and attempts to blame the EU and the IMF for this. Initially quite popular, the DP create the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, a specialized prosecution office to deal with political corruption. Despite allegations of bias, the new Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office is generally viewed positively by international organizations as a great step in the fight against corruption. The DP narrowly win reelection in 2014, despite it being contested by other parties. Subsequently, the DP is shaken by several high-profile corruption scandals and by the assassination of an anti-corruption journalist by members of the organized crime. Miroslav Škoro, the Chairman of the Confederal Executive Council, resigns after being accused with corruption, while three members of the Presidency, including Croatian nationalist Marijan Pavliček, are impeached by the Confederal Assembly and subsequently removed from power through a referendum. A technocratic government is put in place as part of a larger parliamentary agreement, with confidence and supply being granted by the three major parties. The new center-right coalition between the SRSJ, the liberal Democratic Movement of Yugoslavia, and the big-tent anti-corruption party Optor win the 2018 elections.
• 2018-2022 - Yugoslavia applied for EU membership and was given EU candidate status, but the negotiations of joining are complicated by the poor relations Yugoslavia has with several European countries and the anti-European integration views of several nations including Germany. Despite that, economic growth is truly perceived to have returned, with an improvements of the standards of life over what Yugoslavia had experienced before the 2007/2008 crisis. Perceived progress on beginning the ascension negotiations however emboldened the nationalists and Eurosceptics. While further progress was done in terms of dealing with corruption, a falling out between the DPJ and Otpor break the larger coalition. In the 2022 elections, the SRSJ-DPJ coalition fails to retain its majority, and in a stunning reversal, the DPJ loses the plurality it had in the Serbian Parliament, with the right-wing populist and nationalist SNS under Aleksandar Vučić gaining a majority in the parliament, the Serbian Presidency, and Serbia's spot in the Confederal Presidency. Fear of a nationalist government however leads to a new agreement, and Otpor and the national minority parties provide confidence and supply to a continued SRSJ-DPJ coalition.
• 2022-2025 - Tensions continue to increase in the country, as the SNS agitates the situation whenever possible, and their victory has emboldened nationalists, particularly in Kosovo and Croatia. SNS continues to claim that a failure to join the EU should be interpreted as a sign that Yugoslavia should instead join the EEU and the CSTO, and pushes to complicate the position whenever possible. Poor relations with Albania in particular over Kosovo continue to be an issue that has to be dealt with, and the SRSJ-DPJ coalition has placed most of its political capital in the idea of signing an Ascension Treaty. Should it not be signed until the end of 2025, the ruling coalition has indicated to the European negotiators that the country might reorient itself towards the CSTO.

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NS Name: Deblar
Nation Reserving: Cuba
Territory: irl Cuba

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Out of curiosity, what’s your plan for Cuba?

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thanks now here’s my app for real:

Nationstates Name: Hakushiya
Nation Name: the Nusantaran Commonwealth
Capitals: Samarinda (executive), Palangkaraya (legislative), and Pontianak Kota (judicial)
Territory: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Timor-Leste, and Brunei
Population: 325 million people (estimate)
Official Language: English
Recognized Languages: Indonesian, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, Cantonese, Hiri Motu, Tetum, Portuguese, and Hokkien
Flag:

National Anthem (optional): Nusantaraku (much like the Malaysian national anthem IRL but with some lyrical changes)

Head of State: Aidan binti Salman MATAHARI, President of the Nusantaran Commonwealth (surname capitalized)
HoS Picture: here
Head of Government: Cameron Yew-Loke TAY, Prime Minister of the Nusantaran Commonwealth (surname capitalized)
HoG Picture (If different from HoS): here
Legislature Name: the Kampung Nusantara (KPN)
Party in Power (If bicameral note who controls each): the center-left Nusantaran Coalition (BNN/Barisan Nasional Nusantara) holds a 64% majority in both chambers of the KPN

GDP Nominal: US$419.24 billion
GDP Nominal Per Capita: US$32,102
GDP (PPP): US$602.19 billion
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: US$29,101
Currency: the Nusantaran ringgit (NSR)

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges:
>domestic polarization - the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 both resulted in sharper sociopolitical polarization along urban-rural lines leading to the BNN emerging victorious in the 2022 elections for the KPN with some promises made to actively work towards an increased sense of popular unison
>resolving existing inequalities - in spite of a woman being elected into the Nusantaran presidency in 2021 (the first time this has ever occurred) gender-related inequalities are still heavily pronounced in more conservative regions like Sumatra and Brunei where many locals abide to more orthodox interpretations of the Sharia (Islamic law)

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges:
>the South China Sea dispute - the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s SEZ extends into the PR China-claimed South China Sea which has led to an increased Nusantaran military presence within the sea that aims to defend its own commonwealth against the Chinese military in a standoff
>support of a rules-based international order - eg. in a similar way to IRL Singapore the Nusantaran Commonwealth here enjoys robust ties with both the USA and the PR China on multiple aspects while also having active UN peacekeeping forces in its territory

Military Information (If different from irl you must indicate that here): same as IRL Singapore

Alliances (If different from IRL): the Non-Aligned Movement and ASEAN

History Changes (Subject to review and approval by OP and Co-OP):
>starting point of inflection: the Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference of 1949 that created the United States of Indonesia (RUSI)
>timeline of major events from 1949 to 1999:
>>August 31, 1950: the Provisional Government of the Nusantaran Commonwealth (KSN) is founded in the RUSI
>>November 1, 1954: Brunei Darussalam’s sovereign independence is restored
>>July 2, 1957: the Federation of Malaya unilaterally declares independence from the British Empire
>>August 2, 1960: Singapore joins the Federation of Malaya
>>May 20, 1963: the British crown colonies of Sarawak and North Borneo unilaterally declare independence from the British Empire as the Republic of Borneo
>>August 9, 1965: the RUSI, Republic of Borneo, Federation of Malaya, and Brunei Darussalam unilaterally sign the Treaty of Banjarmasin, installing the KSN into a position of sovereignty over the signatories’ territories (at this point reorganized into the Nusantaran Republics of Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, Johor, Pahang, Kedah, Terengganu, Kelantan, Penang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, West Java, East Java, Aceh, Sumatra, East Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, Maluku, Sulawesi, and Nusa Tenggara) with Sukarno (later surnamed Mulaibaya - from a shortening of an Indonesian phrase meaning “from Surabaya” - in accordance with the introduction of legislation requiring all Nusantaran families to use unique surnames in 1968) as the caretaker president and Mohammad Hatta as the caretaker prime minister
>>November 11, 1965: elections for the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s presidency and legislature occur with Benjamin Sheares elected as president and Mohammad Hatta as prime minister
>>January 5, 1966: the first meeting of the Kampung Nusantara (KPN) occurs in Palangkaraya with Mohammad Hatta officially inaugurated as the first Nusantaran prime minister and the settlements of Samarinda, Palangkaraya, and Pontianak Kota reorganized into separately-administered Capital Territories (CTs)
>>January 14, 1966: Benjamin Sheares is officially inaugurated as the first Nusantaran president
>>March 12, 1967: rebel forces led by Suharto unsuccessfully attempt a military coup against the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s government
>>July 1, 1967: Suharto is officially executed by hanging for his rebel forces’ coup attempt a few months earlier
>>August 8, 1967: the Nusantaran Commonwealth becomes a founding member of ASEAN along with Thailand and the Philippines
>>January 3, 1968: the Capital Railway Line between the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s three CTs begins construction
>>July 5, 1970: the Dutch-controlled western half of New Guinea joins the Nusantaran Commonwealth as the Nusantaran Republic of West Papua
>>November 20, 1975: the Portuguese-controlled eastern half of Timor joins the Nusantaran Commonwealth as the Nusantaran Republic of Timor-Leste
>>July 1, 1976: plans for the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s first-ever metro systems are announced with four inaugural systems to be constructed in the cities of Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, and Kuching
>>July 13, 1989: the Nusantaran Song Festival (the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s largest singing competition, modeled after the Eurovision Song Contest) hosts its inaugural edition in Kuching to coincide with Eid al-Adha
>>March 14, 1992: following the USSR’s collapse the Nusantaran Commonwealth establishes foreign relations with Ukraine, Estonia, Belarus, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia
>>July 5, 1997: the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s government declares a nationwide recession as a consequence of the Asian financial crisis that year
>>November 1, 1999: the Nusantaran cities of Singapore and Johor Bahru publicly declare their intention to bid for hosting rights to the 2008 Summer Olympics
>(post-1999 history changes to be determined later)

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Overall look good! Only two thing.

1. The POD is 1980.

2. Are you sure you want the military to only be that of IRL Singapore?

changed ‘em both - is this better now?

Nationstates Name: Hakushiya
Nation Name: the Nusantaran Commonwealth
Capitals: Samarinda (executive), Palangkaraya (legislative), and Pontianak Kota (judicial)
Territory: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Timor-Leste, and Brunei
Population: 325 million people (estimate)
Official Language: English
Recognized Languages: Indonesian, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, Cantonese, Hiri Motu, Tetum, Portuguese, and Hokkien
Flag:

National Anthem (optional): Nusantaraku (much like the Malaysian national anthem IRL but with some lyrical changes)

Head of State: Aidan binti Salman MATAHARI, President of the Nusantaran Commonwealth (surname capitalized)
HoS Picture: here
Head of Government: Cameron Yew-Loke TAY, Prime Minister of the Nusantaran Commonwealth (surname capitalized)
HoG Picture (If different from HoS): here
Legislature Name: the Kampung Nusantara (KPN)
Party in Power (If bicameral note who controls each): the center-left Nusantaran Coalition (BNN/Barisan Nasional Nusantara) holds a 64% majority in both chambers of the KPN

GDP Nominal: US$419.24 billion
GDP Nominal Per Capita: US$32,102
GDP (PPP): US$602.19 billion
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: US$29,101
Currency: the Nusantaran ringgit (NSR)

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges:
>domestic polarization - the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 both resulted in sharper sociopolitical polarization along urban-rural lines leading to the BNN emerging victorious in the 2022 elections for the KPN with some promises made to actively work towards an increased sense of popular unison
>resolving existing inequalities - in spite of a woman being elected into the Nusantaran presidency in 2021 (the first time this has ever occurred) gender-related inequalities are still heavily pronounced in more conservative regions like Sumatra and Brunei where many locals abide to more orthodox interpretations of the Sharia (Islamic law)

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges:
>the South China Sea dispute - the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s SEZ extends into the PR China-claimed South China Sea which has led to an increased Nusantaran military presence within the sea that aims to defend its own commonwealth against the Chinese military in a standoff
>support of a rules-based international order - eg. in a similar way to IRL Singapore the Nusantaran Commonwealth here enjoys robust ties with both the USA and the PR China on multiple aspects while also having active UN peacekeeping forces in its territory

Military Information (If different from irl you must indicate that here): the Nusantaran Armed Forces (PBN) were originally formed by a coalition of anti-Suharto rebels in Indonesia in 1982 but later became the constitutional military of the Nusantaran Commonwealth with the signing of the Treaty of Banjarmasin - as of 2024 there are 500,000 PBN members on active duty (30% of whom are stationed in the Nusantaran-administered areas of the South China Sea, 30% in the three national capitals, and the remaining 40% scattered elsewhere) with English, Malay, and Indonesian being among the most commonly-used languages between the members

Alliances (If different from IRL): the Non-Aligned Movement and ASEAN

History Changes (Subject to review and approval by OP and Co-OP):
>timeline of select major events from 1980 to 2020:
>>August 31, 1981: the Provisional Government of the Nusantaran Commonwealth (KSN) is founded in Jakarta by an anti-Suharto coalition
>>August 9, 1985: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei unilaterally sign the Treaty of Banjarmasin, installing the KSN into a position of sovereignty over the signatories’ territories (at this point reorganized into the Nusantaran Republics of Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, Johor, Pahang, Kedah, Terengganu, Kelantan, Penang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, West Java, East Java, Aceh, Sumatra, East Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, Maluku, Sulawesi, Singapore, West Papua, and Nusa Tenggara) with Devan Nair as the caretaker president and Goh Chok-Tong as the caretaker prime minister
>>November 11, 1985: elections for the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s presidency and legislature occur with B.J. Habibie elected as president and Goh Chok-Tong as prime minister
>>January 5, 1986: the first meeting of the Kampung Nusantara (KPN) occurs in Palangkaraya with Goh Chok-Tong officially inaugurated as the first Nusantaran prime minister and the settlements of Samarinda, Palangkaraya, and Pontianak Kota reorganized into separately-administered Capital Territories (CTs)
>>January 14, 1986: B.J. Habibie is officially inaugurated as the first Nusantaran president
>>February 1, 1986: the Nusantaran Commonwealth becomes a UN member
>>November 11, 1986: following months-long negotiations Timor-Leste becomes the first home-ruling Semi-Autonomous Territory (SAT) of the Nusantaran Commonwealth (a-la-Greenland)
>>January 2, 1987: the first metro system in the Nusantaran Commonwealth opens in Singapore with additional plans revealed for similar systems in Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Kota Kinabalu, and Jayapura
>>August 9, 1990: five years after the Treaty of Banjarmasin Singapore becomes the second home-ruling SAT of the Nusantaran Commonwealth
>>March 14, 1992: following the USSR’s collapse the Nusantaran Commonwealth establishes foreign relations with Ukraine, Estonia, Belarus, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia
>>June 1993: the 1993 SEA Games are hosted in the Nusantaran SAT of Singapore
>>November 11, 1993: the Nusantaran Commonwealth establishes foreign relations with Yugoslavia and Greece
>>October 2, 1996: the Nusa Tenggara-administered island of Bali becomes a separate constituent republic of the Nusantaran Commonwealth known as the Nusantaran Republic of Bali
>>July 5, 1997: the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s government declares a nationwide recession as a consequence of the Asian financial crisis that year
>>November 1, 1999: multiple Nusantaran cities publicly declare their intents to bid for hosting rights to the 2012 Summer Olympics after Singapore and Johor Bahru’s joint bid for the 2008 edition gets submitted
>>July 13, 2001: Singapore and Johor Bahru’s joint bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympics gets defeated by Istanbul’s
>>January 8, 2004: the Nusantaran Commonwealth becomes SARS-free with the last cases being contained in East Kalimantan
>>December 26, 2004: the Nusantaran Republic of Aceh declares a state of emergency as a consequence of a tsunami affecting its populace heavily
>>July 6, 2005: Jakarta’s bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics wins over London’s
>>May 13, 2008: the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s government declares another nationwide recession as a consequence of the global economic downturn that year
>>February 2, 2009: an unsuccessful coup attempt led by jihadist forces occurs in Samarinda
>>August 1, 2011: the Nusantaran Commonwealth establishes foreign relations with South Sudan following the latter’s independence
>>November 2011: the 2011 SEA Games are hosted in the Nusantaran cities of Bandar Seri Begawan and Kota Kinabalu
>>July-August 2012: the 2012 Summer Olympics are hosted in the Nusantaran Commonwealth (mainly in Jakarta with some spillovers into Surabaya for the seaside sporting events)
>>July 13, 2016: following an international verdict that Chinese claims over the South China Sea are invalid the PBN strengthens its defenses in the Nusantaran-administered parts of that sea
>>November 2017: the 2017 SEA Games are hosted in the Nusantaran city of Kuala Lumpur
>>January 11, 2020: the first cases of COVID within the Nusantaran Commonwealth are reported in the Nusantaran Republics of Brunei and Johor
>>February 1, 2020: many constituent republics of the Nusantaran Commonwealth undergo COVID lockdowns
>>April 14, 2020: the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s government declares another nationwide recession induced by the COVID lockdowns taking place in many of its constituent republics

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[Chewion]

Overall look good! Only two thing.

1. The POD is 1980.

2. Are you sure you want the military to only be that of IRL Singapore?

changed ‘em both - is this better now?

Nationstates Name: Hakushiya
Nation Name: the Nusantaran Commonwealth
Capitals: Samarinda (executive), Palangkaraya (legislative), and Pontianak Kota (judicial)
Territory: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Timor-Leste, and Brunei
Population: 325 million people (estimate)
Official Language: English
Recognized Languages: Indonesian, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, Cantonese, Hiri Motu, Tetum, Portuguese, and Hokkien
Flag:

National Anthem (optional): Nusantaraku (much like the Malaysian national anthem IRL but with some lyrical changes)

Head of State: Aidan binti Salman MATAHARI, President of the Nusantaran Commonwealth (surname capitalized)
HoS Picture: here
Head of Government: Cameron Yew-Loke TAY, Prime Minister of the Nusantaran Commonwealth (surname capitalized)
HoG Picture (If different from HoS): here
Legislature Name: the Kampung Nusantara (KPN)
Party in Power (If bicameral note who controls each): the center-left Nusantaran Coalition (BNN/Barisan Nasional Nusantara) holds a 64% majority in both chambers of the KPN

GDP Nominal: US$419.24 billion
GDP Nominal Per Capita: US$32,102
GDP (PPP): US$602.19 billion
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: US$29,101
Currency: the Nusantaran ringgit (NSR)

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges:
>domestic polarization - the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 both resulted in sharper sociopolitical polarization along urban-rural lines leading to the BNN emerging victorious in the 2022 elections for the KPN with some promises made to actively work towards an increased sense of popular unison
>resolving existing inequalities - in spite of a woman being elected into the Nusantaran presidency in 2021 (the first time this has ever occurred) gender-related inequalities are still heavily pronounced in more conservative regions like Sumatra and Brunei where many locals abide to more orthodox interpretations of the Sharia (Islamic law)

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges:
>the South China Sea dispute - the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s SEZ extends into the PR China-claimed South China Sea which has led to an increased Nusantaran military presence within the sea that aims to defend its own commonwealth against the Chinese military in a standoff
>support of a rules-based international order - eg. in a similar way to IRL Singapore the Nusantaran Commonwealth here enjoys robust ties with both the USA and the PR China on multiple aspects while also having active UN peacekeeping forces in its territory

Military Information (If different from irl you must indicate that here): the Nusantaran Armed Forces (PBN) were originally formed by a coalition of anti-Suharto rebels in Indonesia in 1982 but later became the constitutional military of the Nusantaran Commonwealth with the signing of the Treaty of Banjarmasin - as of 2024 there are 500,000 PBN members on active duty (30% of whom are stationed in the Nusantaran-administered areas of the South China Sea, 30% in the three national capitals, and the remaining 40% scattered elsewhere) with English, Malay, and Indonesian being among the most commonly-used languages between the members

Alliances (If different from IRL): the Non-Aligned Movement and ASEAN

History Changes (Subject to review and approval by OP and Co-OP):
>timeline of select major events from 1980 to 2020:
>>August 31, 1981: the Provisional Government of the Nusantaran Commonwealth (KSN) is founded in Jakarta by an anti-Suharto coalition
>>August 9, 1985: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei unilaterally sign the Treaty of Banjarmasin, installing the KSN into a position of sovereignty over the signatories’ territories (at this point reorganized into the Nusantaran Republics of Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, Johor, Pahang, Kedah, Terengganu, Kelantan, Penang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, West Java, East Java, Aceh, Sumatra, East Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, Maluku, Sulawesi, Singapore, West Papua, and Nusa Tenggara) with Devan Nair as the caretaker president and Goh Chok-Tong as the caretaker prime minister
>>November 11, 1985: elections for the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s presidency and legislature occur with B.J. Habibie elected as president and Goh Chok-Tong as prime minister
>>January 5, 1986: the first meeting of the Kampung Nusantara (KPN) occurs in Palangkaraya with Goh Chok-Tong officially inaugurated as the first Nusantaran prime minister and the settlements of Samarinda, Palangkaraya, and Pontianak Kota reorganized into separately-administered Capital Territories (CTs)
>>January 14, 1986: B.J. Habibie is officially inaugurated as the first Nusantaran president
>>February 1, 1986: the Nusantaran Commonwealth becomes a UN member
>>November 11, 1986: following months-long negotiations Timor-Leste becomes the first home-ruling Semi-Autonomous Territory (SAT) of the Nusantaran Commonwealth (a-la-Greenland)
>>January 2, 1987: the first metro system in the Nusantaran Commonwealth opens in Singapore with additional plans revealed for similar systems in Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Kota Kinabalu, and Jayapura
>>August 9, 1990: five years after the Treaty of Banjarmasin Singapore becomes the second home-ruling SAT of the Nusantaran Commonwealth
>>March 14, 1992: following the USSR’s collapse the Nusantaran Commonwealth establishes foreign relations with Ukraine, Estonia, Belarus, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia
>>June 1993: the 1993 SEA Games are hosted in the Nusantaran SAT of Singapore
>>November 11, 1993: the Nusantaran Commonwealth establishes foreign relations with Yugoslavia and Greece
>>October 2, 1996: the Nusa Tenggara-administered island of Bali becomes a separate constituent republic of the Nusantaran Commonwealth known as the Nusantaran Republic of Bali
>>July 5, 1997: the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s government declares a nationwide recession as a consequence of the Asian financial crisis that year
>>November 1, 1999: multiple Nusantaran cities publicly declare their intents to bid for hosting rights to the 2012 Summer Olympics after Singapore and Johor Bahru’s joint bid for the 2008 edition gets submitted
>>July 13, 2001: Singapore and Johor Bahru’s joint bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympics gets defeated by Istanbul’s
>>January 8, 2004: the Nusantaran Commonwealth becomes SARS-free with the last cases being contained in East Kalimantan
>>December 26, 2004: the Nusantaran Republic of Aceh declares a state of emergency as a consequence of a tsunami affecting its populace heavily
>>July 6, 2005: Jakarta’s bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics wins over London’s
>>May 13, 2008: the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s government declares another nationwide recession as a consequence of the global economic downturn that year
>>February 2, 2009: an unsuccessful coup attempt led by jihadist forces occurs in Samarinda
>>August 1, 2011: the Nusantaran Commonwealth establishes foreign relations with South Sudan following the latter’s independence
>>November 2011: the 2011 SEA Games are hosted in the Nusantaran cities of Bandar Seri Begawan and Kota Kinabalu
>>July-August 2012: the 2012 Summer Olympics are hosted in the Nusantaran Commonwealth (mainly in Jakarta with some spillovers into Surabaya for the seaside sporting events)
>>July 13, 2016: following an international verdict that Chinese claims over the South China Sea are invalid the PBN strengthens its defenses in the Nusantaran-administered parts of that sea
>>November 2017: the 2017 SEA Games are hosted in the Nusantaran city of Kuala Lumpur
>>January 11, 2020: the first cases of COVID within the Nusantaran Commonwealth are reported in the Nusantaran Republics of Brunei and Johor
>>February 1, 2020: many constituent republics of the Nusantaran Commonwealth undergo COVID lockdowns
>>April 14, 2020: the Nusantaran Commonwealth’s government declares another nationwide recession induced by the COVID lockdowns taking place in many of its constituent republics

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If you could keep the 2008 Olympics as being in Beijing and not Instanbul and also get approval to change the 2012 Olympics from the British player or change it back please, then this app would be good!