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[The Imperial Warglorian Empire]

I mean, I don't see a rule against it

"Stay in the realm of realism"

It says that, but afterwards it says
"Canada can’t just send a division down to burn Washington without the American’s interfering "
I think he means in terms of mechanics, for example as Indonesia I wouldn't be able to do something like exterminate all the Muslims or nuke Moscow

[The Palmetto]

"Stay in the realm of realism"

It says that, but afterwards it says
"Canada can’t just send a division down to burn Washington without the American’s interfering "

It still applies though. If you read the OP fully, you'd see that all of the events that happened and countries that formed did so under realistic circumstances. "After both war torn nations are weakened, Kurdistan successfully declares independence" is realistic, but then there's "ASEAN, made up of competing countries with a variety of different ethnic groups, cultures, religions, and differing governments, unifies".

A unified ASEAN is both unrealistic and unfit for this RP. To sum it up, there are no new nations allowed unless you RP a rebellion, or diplomatically unify with other countries to form a new nation. ASEAN would not be possible under either.

[The Imperial Warglorian Empire]

It says that, but afterwards it says
"Canada can’t just send a division down to burn Washington without the American’s interfering "

It still applies though. If you read the OP fully, you'd see that all of the events that happened and countries that formed did so under realistic circumstances. "After both war torn nations are weakened, Kurdistan successfully declares independence" is realistic, but then there's "ASEAN, made up of competing countries with a variety of different ethnic groups, cultures, religions, and differing governments, unifies".

A unified ASEAN is both unrealistic and unfit for this RP. To sum it up, there are no new nations allowed unless you RP a rebellion, or diplomatically unify with other countries to form a new nation. ASEAN would not be possible under either.

Alright, alright, chill, i'm just fine with Indonesia

[Da Klan]

I'll take a note of your reservation for Indonesia

[The Imperial Warglorian Empire]

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Nationstates Name - The Imperial Warglorian Empire
Nation Name - Republic of Indonesia

[Greater Redosia]

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Nationstates Name - Nasaira
Nation Name - Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea
Roleplay example link - 

Capital - Pyongyang
Type of Government - unitary state 
Head of State(s) - Kim Jong-un
Image of Leader - 
Party in Power [HAS TO HAVE 75%+ MEMBERS AS THE LARGEST PARTY IN AT LEAST ONE HOUSE IN THEIR MODERN LEGISLATURE] - Supreme People's Assembly 
Executive Title - Supreme Leader
Religion Breakdown - 64.3% of the population are irreligious, 16% practice Korean shamanism, 13.5% practice Chondoism, 4.5% Buddhist, and 1.7% are Christian
Flag - 
National Anthem - [optional]

Public Goals - To have have the sanctions imposed on North Korea lifted and to become fully self-sufficient.
Private Goals -the reunification of the Korean peninsula

Total military size - 950,000 active and 5,500,000 reserve and paramilitary troops
Breakdown of ground sector - 670,000 active; 4,500,000 reserve
5,500 tanks
10,000 infantry fighting vehicles
8,600 artillery pieces
4,800 multiple rocket launcher systems
Breakdown of naval sector - 60,000 personnel
70 submarines
456 landing craft
3 frigates
4 corvettes
30 mine countermeasure vessels
30 missile boats
247 torpedo boats
191 patrol boats
Breakdown of airforce sector - 110,000 personnel
-1,300 aircraft of which over 800 combat aircraft,
300 helicopters and 300 transport aircraft.
Major foreign military suppliers [IF APPLICABLE]-China, Russia
Extra military information - About 20 percent of men aged 17–54 serve in the regular armed forces, and approximately one in every 25 citizens is an enlisted soldier.

The military faces some issues limiting its conventional capabilities, including obsolete equipment, insufficient fuel supplies and a shortage of digital command and control assets due to other countries being banned from selling weapons to it by the UN sanctions. 


Currency - Korean People's won
Currency and value of currency compared to USD - 1 USD= 899.944 KPW
Major import/export partners -Exports:
Minerals, metallurgical products, manufactures (including armaments), textiles, agricultural and fishery products,coal, iron ore, limestone, graphite, copper, zinc, and leads

Imports: Petroleum, coking coal, machinery and equipment, textiles, and grain

China: 90.4 %
Major Domestic Issues - North Korea has a weak economy that has made it reliant on foreign trade, most of the population live in a state of poverty and famine is a constant problem
Major Foreign Issues - North Korea has sanctions imposed on it by the United States and the U.N.

History [MUST LINE UP WITH HISTORY IN "STATUS" SECTION, NOT SET IN STONE AND MUST BE APPROVED BY OPs, WRITE IT LIKE IT'S GOING IN THE "STATUS" SECTION -

The international environment changed with the election of U.S. president George W. Bush in 2001. His administration rejected South Korea's Sunshine Policy and the Agreed Framework. The U.S. government treated North Korea as a rogue state, while North Korea redoubled its efforts to acquire nuclear weapons to avoid the fate of Iraq.
On 9 October 2006, North Korea announced it had conducted its first nuclear weapons test.
U.S. President Barack Obama adopted a policy of "strategic patience", resisting making deals with North Korea for the sake of defusing tension.Tensions with South Korea and the United States increased in 2010 with the sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonanand North Korea's shelling of Yeonpyeong Island.

On 17 December 2011, the supreme leader of North Korea Kim Jong-il died from a heart attack. His youngest son Kim Jong-un was announced as his successor. In the face of international condemnation, North Korea continued to develop its nuclear arsenal, probably including a hydrogen bomband a missile capable of reaching the United States.

It is good to see you return friend.

accepted

[The Canadian North-West]

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Nationstates Name - the Canadian North-West
Nation Name - Republic of the Philippines

I know this is, like, the third or fourth time I'm reserving a nation, but I'll actually app this time I swear.

Probably.

Maybe.

[Da Klan]

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Nationstates Name - the Canadian North-West
Nation Name - Republic of the Philippines

I know this is, like, the third or fourth time I'm reserving a nation, but I'll actually app this time I swear.

Probably.

Maybe.

Your reservation is also noted.

[Chewion]

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Nationstates Name - Nasaira
Nation Name - Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea
Roleplay example link - 

Capital - Pyongyang
Type of Government - unitary state 
Head of State(s) - Kim Jong-un
Image of Leader - 
Party in Power [HAS TO HAVE 75%+ MEMBERS AS THE LARGEST PARTY IN AT LEAST ONE HOUSE IN THEIR MODERN LEGISLATURE] - Supreme People's Assembly 
Executive Title - Supreme Leader
Religion Breakdown - 64.3% of the population are irreligious, 16% practice Korean shamanism, 13.5% practice Chondoism, 4.5% Buddhist, and 1.7% are Christian
Flag - 
National Anthem - [optional]

Public Goals - To have have the sanctions imposed on North Korea lifted and to become fully self-sufficient.
Private Goals -the reunification of the Korean peninsula

Total military size - 950,000 active and 5,500,000 reserve and paramilitary troops
Breakdown of ground sector - 670,000 active; 4,500,000 reserve
5,500 tanks
10,000 infantry fighting vehicles
8,600 artillery pieces
4,800 multiple rocket launcher systems
Breakdown of naval sector - 60,000 personnel
70 submarines
456 landing craft
3 frigates
4 corvettes
30 mine countermeasure vessels
30 missile boats
247 torpedo boats
191 patrol boats
Breakdown of airforce sector - 110,000 personnel
-1,300 aircraft of which over 800 combat aircraft,
300 helicopters and 300 transport aircraft.
Major foreign military suppliers [IF APPLICABLE]-China, Russia
Extra military information - About 20 percent of men aged 17–54 serve in the regular armed forces, and approximately one in every 25 citizens is an enlisted soldier.

The military faces some issues limiting its conventional capabilities, including obsolete equipment, insufficient fuel supplies and a shortage of digital command and control assets due to other countries being banned from selling weapons to it by the UN sanctions. 


Currency - Korean People's won
Currency and value of currency compared to USD - 1 USD= 899.944 KPW
Major import/export partners -Exports:
Minerals, metallurgical products, manufactures (including armaments), textiles, agricultural and fishery products,coal, iron ore, limestone, graphite, copper, zinc, and leads

Imports: Petroleum, coking coal, machinery and equipment, textiles, and grain

China: 90.4 %
Major Domestic Issues - North Korea has a weak economy that has made it reliant on foreign trade, most of the population live in a state of poverty and famine is a constant problem
Major Foreign Issues - North Korea has sanctions imposed on it by the United States and the U.N.

History [MUST LINE UP WITH HISTORY IN "STATUS" SECTION, NOT SET IN STONE AND MUST BE APPROVED BY OPs, WRITE IT LIKE IT'S GOING IN THE "STATUS" SECTION -

The international environment changed with the election of U.S. president George W. Bush in 2001. His administration rejected South Korea's Sunshine Policy and the Agreed Framework. The U.S. government treated North Korea as a rogue state, while North Korea redoubled its efforts to acquire nuclear weapons to avoid the fate of Iraq.
On 9 October 2006, North Korea announced it had conducted its first nuclear weapons test.
U.S. President Barack Obama adopted a policy of "strategic patience", resisting making deals with North Korea for the sake of defusing tension.Tensions with South Korea and the United States increased in 2010 with the sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonanand North Korea's shelling of Yeonpyeong Island.

On 17 December 2011, the supreme leader of North Korea Kim Jong-il died from a heart attack. His youngest son Kim Jong-un was announced as his successor. In the face of international condemnation, North Korea continued to develop its nuclear arsenal, probably including a hydrogen bomband a missile capable of reaching the United States.

Have you seen IC? Cause a lot has happened regarding you.

[Pimps Inc]

>Indonesian Empire

[Chewion]

>Indonesian Empire

Indonesia best Indo.

[Union Princes]

Darn it, Taiwan is already taken. oh well

[Chewion]

Darn it, Taiwan is already taken. oh well

He hasn’t posted or been active in a long time.

[Greater Redosia]

Darn it, Taiwan is already taken. oh well

He hasn’t posted or been active in a long time.

Yeah, I think by now Taiwan is open.

[Union Princes]

I have a question: how can we decide who leads our nation when this rp takes place a decade into the future?

[Greater Redosia]

I have a question: how can we decide who leads our nation when this rp takes place a decade into the future?

Try to find someone who is part of the leading party you are going for, and try to have a good reason for the party that is in power to be in power in your history unless it is already the leading party currently.

[Union Princes]

Since I taking over a previous player's position, do I have to continue with their policies and diplomacy initiated between the PRC and ROC?

[Greater Redosia]

Since I taking over a previous player's position, do I have to continue with their policies and diplomacy initiated between the PRC and ROC?

It is best that you try to, but you can do your own things as well.

[Union Princes]

Hmmmm. I did want to play as a KMT Taiwan. That may not end well though.

[The Imperial Warglorian Empire]

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Nationstates Name - The Imperial Warglorian Empire
Nation Name - Republic of Indonesia/Republik Indonesia
Roleplay example link - Invasion of Sylbania, Alternate WW2

Capital - Jakarta
Type of Government - Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic (officially)/Progressive Authoritarian Neo-Militaristic Democracy (unofficially)
Head of State(s) - Joko Widodo
Image of Leader -

Party in Power [HAS TO HAVE 75%+ MEMBERS AS THE LARGEST PARTY IN AT LEAST ONE HOUSE IN THEIR MODERN LEGISLATURE] - Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle/Governing Coalition (PDI-P, Golkar, PKB, PPP, Hanura, Nasdem)
Executive Title - President of Indonesia/Presiden Republik Indonesia
Religion Breakdown - 87.2% Islam, 9.9% Christianity (7.0% Protestantism, 2.9% Roman Catholicism), 1.7% Hinduism, 0.7% Buddhism, 0.2% Confucianism
Flag -
National Anthem - Indonesia Raya

Public Goals - Stabilise Economy, Root out Corruption, bring out Indonesian Unity, defend Indonesian interests from foreign interference
Private Goals - Become a recognised dominant power on the global stage

Total military size - 975,750 (435,750 Active, 540,000 Reserve)
Breakdown of ground sector -
-418 Combat Tanks
-1,131 Armoured Vehicles
-105 Self Propelled Artillery
-356 Towed Artillery
-153 Rocket Projectors
Breakdown of naval sector -
-8 Frigates
-24 Corvettes
-3 Submarines
-74 Patrol Vessels
-12 Mine Warfare Vessels
Breakdown of airforce sector -
-41 Fighter Aircraft
-80 Attack Aircraft
-200 Transport Aircraft
-110 Trainer Aircraft
-197 Helicopters (5 Attack)
Major foreign military suppliers [IF APPLICABLE]- USA, Germany, France, Belgium, UK, South Korea
Extra military information -
-Lacks long ranged SAMs
-Many out of date aircraft


Currency - Indonesian Rupiah
Currency and value of currency compared to USD - 1 USD=5,000 Rupiah
Major import/export partners -
Imports:
1. China
2. Singapore
3. Japan
4. Thailand
5. Malaysia
6. USA
7. South Korea
8. Australia
9. India
10. France

Exports:
1. USA
2. China
3. Japan
4. Singapore
5. India
6. South Korea
7. Malaysia
8. Thailand
9. Philippines
10. Germany

Major Domestic Issues - Leftover Corruption and Islamist Elements, Poverty/Unemployment
Major Foreign Issues - Chinese Aggression, Corporate Exploitation

History [MUST LINE UP WITH HISTORY IN "STATUS" SECTION, NOT SET IN STONE AND MUST BE APPROVED BY OPs, WRITE IT LIKE IT'S GOING IN THE "STATUS" SECTION - Once the Dutch East Indies, Indonesia was once the jewel of the Dutch Empire, known for having a massive reserve of various spices and natural resources. After gaining independence from the Dutch Empire in 1949, Indonesia has proven itself to be a formidable nation. With a massive industry and population, a formidable army and large economy, the young South-East Asian Republic has proved itself to be a force not easily dismissed. However, there are many problems that plagued the nation after its birth, with her first president, Soekarno, seeking dreams of grandeur. And Suharto, her second president, who would become military dictator for over 30 years, gradually weakening the country to enrich his own family. After the New Order Era, Indonesia would continue to struggle as her government continued to become more and more corrupt, and her economy starting to become unstable. However, all of that would change upon the presidency of Joko Widodo.

The first president of Indonesia not to come from a military or aristocratic background, but in fact a humble village background, Widodo soon officialised himself as a humble and caring president, one who actually listened to the people and attempted to fix the country that he had lived in. From 2014-2018, Indonesia started to see progress not seen for many years. New infrastructure projects brought people out of unemployment, improved welfare and education proved effective in starting to take care of the masses. Even the long corruption that inhabited the country like a parasite, though still holding strong, was starting to loosen its grip. All seemed to go well until mid-2019. As the Islamic State finally capitulated in the Middle East, a series of terrorist attacks would occur across the country, predominantly in Jakarta. Not only that, but armed militants could be seen attacking government buildings alongside traitors. Notable buildings like the Ritz Carlton Airlangga Apartment, Ciputra Shopping Mall, and the Jakarta Intercultural School would be bombed. This would be known as the "Krisis Jakarta" (Jakarta Crisis) and the "Revolusi Mei" (May Revolution), where Radical Islamic State groups in Indonesia, supported by Islamic State survivors who escaped the Middle East, would attempt to launch a coup to establish a "Kekhalifahan Baru" (New Caliphate) in Indonesia in an attempt to revive the terrorist movement.

What was most notable was not the concentrated terrorist attacks, but also how it showed how deep corruption ran in Indonesia. You see, there were several ministries and organisations in the Indonesian Government that, when the attack occurred, either did not attempt anything to try and stop the damage or Terrorists, and some whose members even openly joined the attackers. For example, upon the explosions occurring, some of the firefighter groups in Jakarta did not immediately respond to the fires caused by explosions, having been bribed by the Radicals. There were also units of police that not only let the radicals through checkpoints but also joined them, paid like common mercenaries rather than actual police. The "revolution" would last for over a week, with perhaps the only reliable government forces being the military, who had taken it upon themselves to restore order: sending in troops to pacify cities and using their resources to take the places of government groups who had failed to do their jobs. During that period, 512 civilians, 126 Military and 67 Government personnel would be killed, with around 1,000 wounded. The radicals would suffer 378 being killed, with around 700 being captured. Despite the loss of life, the actual collateral damage was smaller than anticipated, as the radicals did not use many explosives except for the initial aforementioned targets, clearly looking to cause as little structural and infrastructure damage so to more easily control the country when they had planned to succeed.

Though his general governmental and moral stance did not change much, Joko Widodo was quite affected by the event which, further recommended by the military, convinced him to declare a nation-wide martial law of the country, as the military started to fill the cities and governmental structures. During this time, there would be a heavy beat down on corruption, as hundreds of government officials were arrested by the military, some for conspiring with the radicals, others for corruption alone. Several of the more higher ranking and notable collaborating and corrupted officials would be publically executed for treason in what would be known by Western Powers as the 'Widodo Purges,' despite the fact Widodo had little to do with the actual processing and execution of the officials, all of that mainly being carried out by the military. Eventually, the purges would pass, and martial law lifted, however, military influence in government significantly increased as Widodo saw them as some of the only reliable forces during the attempted coup. With that, Widodo swore to make Indonesia stronger so to avoid such an event happening again.

He would replace many of these positions with more publically reliable officials (many of them coming from his own camp) and would start many new public projects to repair the damage and compensate the dead, with most of the Indonesian population united by the attack. Many of the radical Islamist groups in Indonesia lost much of their support overnight, and would quickly dissolve as they faded into insignificance. The economy would start to get better, as taxation started to be further reinforced and illegal trade deals would be much more looked closely at, with more secretive elements of the police and military starting to look behind the scenes as more were arrested. Widodo would also pass many environmental acts to try and reverse the effects of poaching and deforestation in the past. A year after the attack, Indonesia was able to more or less recover. Several years later, Indonesia once again started to thrive as, still united, the nation stepped forward to try and come out better. Now however, as the attack started to fade from the minds of the public, radical islamist and corrupt elements have started to take shape once more, encountering much more difficulty as state security increased significantly, personal freedom no longer becoming as important.

Now with a nation coming out of a disaster stronger then ever before, Indonesia looks to new horizons, and to new challenges.

[Union Princes]

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Nationstates Name - Commonwealth of the Union princes
Nation Name - Taiwan/Republic of China
Roleplay example link - https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=446358

Capital - Taipei
Type of Government - Unitary semi-presidential republic
Head of State(s) - Eric Chu
Image of Leader -
Party in Power [HAS TO HAVE 75%+ MEMBERS AS THE LARGEST PARTY IN AT LEAST ONE HOUSE IN THEIR MODERN LEGISLATURE] - the KMT (Kuomintang) through the Pan-Blue Coalition
Executive Title - President of Taiwan (Republic of China)
Religion Breakdown -
Buddhism (35.1%)
Taoism (33.0%)
Non-religious (18.7%)
Christianity (3.9%)
Yiguandao (XTD) (3.5%)
Tiandism (XTD) (2.2%)
Miledadao (XTD) (1.1%)
Zailiism (0.8%)
Xuanyuanism (0.7%)
Other or undeclared (1%)
Flag -
National Anthem - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvVRecQrHpU

Public Goals - regain the economic Tiger status, regain international recognition, secure ties with US, Japan, South Korea, and Philippines
Private Goals - Build up Taiwanese military to defend from potential Chinese invasion, officially proclaim independence from China or reunify under a democratic regime, get its seat back on the UN Council

Total military size - 257,500 active 1.675 million reserve
Breakdown of ground sector -
2,005 tanks
4,350 armored vehicles
482 self propelled artillery
1,160 towed artillery
72 MLRS
Breakdown of naval sector -
20 frigates
4 destroyers
2 corvettes
4 submarines
51 patrol craft
10 minewarfare vessels
Breakdown of airforce sector -
286 multirole fighters
196 transport aircraft
205 trainers
100 attack helicopters
256 transport aircraft
Major foreign military suppliers [IF APPLICABLE]- United States, Singapore, France, Netherlands.
Extra military information - has Conscription laws


Currency - New Taiwan dollar
Currency and value of currency compared to USD - 1 USD = 29.9980 TWD
Major import/export partners - US, China, Japan

Major Domestic Issues - sluggish economy, unemployment, uniting the nation, modernizing the military
Major Foreign Issues - Increase Chinese encroachment, not officially recognized as an independent nation

History [MUST LINE UP WITH HISTORY IN "STATUS" SECTION, NOT SET IN STONE AND MUST BE APPROVED BY OPs, WRITE IT LIKE IT'S GOING IN THE "STATUS" SECTION -Elections from in the ROC will always be defined by one party favoring independence while the other seeks unification. Even though the DPP won the 2020 election, it lost to the KMT in the 2024 election when the DPP was plagued by a defaulting economy and the secret fear of Chinese influence during the Virumaa Crisis as Chinese and Russian relations worsened between the two.

Eric Chu accepted the call to get back into politics and run as Taiwan's new president. Under his leadership, Taiwan has to strengthen it armed forces and regain its status of a Economic Tiger in order to secure Taiwanese Sovereignty from Chinese influence.

[Bentus]

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Nationstates Name - The Imperial Warglorian Empire
Nation Name - Republic of Indonesia/Republik Indonesia
Roleplay example link - Invasion of Sylbania, Alternate WW2

Capital - Jakarta
Type of Government - Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic (officially)/Progressive Authoritarian Neo-Militaristic Democracy (unofficially)
Head of State(s) - Joko Widodo
Image of Leader -

(Image)

Party in Power [HAS TO HAVE 75%+ MEMBERS AS THE LARGEST PARTY IN AT LEAST ONE HOUSE IN THEIR MODERN LEGISLATURE] - Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle/Governing Coalition (PDI-P, Golkar, PKB, PPP, Hanura, Nasdem)
Executive Title - President of Indonesia/Presiden Republik Indonesia
Religion Breakdown - 87.2% Islam, 9.9% Christianity (7.0% Protestantism, 2.9% Roman Catholicism), 1.7% Hinduism, 0.7% Buddhism, 0.2% Confucianism
Flag - (Image)
National Anthem - Indonesia Raya

Public Goals - Stabilise Economy, Root out Corruption, bring out Indonesian Unity, defend Indonesian interests from foreign interference
Private Goals - Become a recognised dominant power on the global stage

Total military size - 975,750 (435,750 Active, 540,000 Reserve)
Breakdown of ground sector -
-418 Combat Tanks
-1,131 Armoured Vehicles
-105 Self Propelled Artillery
-356 Towed Artillery
-153 Rocket Projectors
Breakdown of naval sector -
-8 Frigates
-24 Corvettes
-3 Submarines
-74 Patrol Vessels
-12 Mine Warfare Vessels
Breakdown of airforce sector -
-41 Fighter Aircraft
-80 Attack Aircraft
-200 Transport Aircraft
-110 Trainer Aircraft
-197 Helicopters (5 Attack)
Major foreign military suppliers [IF APPLICABLE]- USA, Germany, France, Belgium, UK, South Korea
Extra military information -
-Lacks long ranged SAMs
-Many out of date aircraft


Currency - Indonesian Rupiah
Currency and value of currency compared to USD - 1 USD=5,000 Rupiah
Major import/export partners -
Imports:
1. China
2. Singapore
3. Japan
4. Thailand
5. Malaysia
6. USA
7. South Korea
8. Australia
9. India
10. France

Exports:
1. USA
2. China
3. Japan
4. Singapore
5. India
6. South Korea
7. Malaysia
8. Thailand
9. Philippines
10. Germany

Major Domestic Issues - Leftover Corruption and Islamist Elements, Poverty/Unemployment
Major Foreign Issues - Chinese Aggression, Corporate Exploitation

History [MUST LINE UP WITH HISTORY IN "STATUS" SECTION, NOT SET IN STONE AND MUST BE APPROVED BY OPs, WRITE IT LIKE IT'S GOING IN THE "STATUS" SECTION - Once the Dutch East Indies, Indonesia was once the jewel of the Dutch Empire, known for having a massive reserve of various spices and natural resources. After gaining independence from the Dutch Empire in 1949, Indonesia has proven itself to be a formidable nation. With a massive industry and population, a formidable army and large economy, the young South-East Asian Republic has proved itself to be a force not easily dismissed. However, there are many problems that plagued the nation after its birth, with her first president, Soekarno, seeking dreams of grandeur. And Suharto, her second president, who would become military dictator for over 30 years, gradually weakening the country to enrich his own family. After the New Order Era, Indonesia would continue to struggle as her government continued to become more and more corrupt, and her economy starting to become unstable. However, all of that would change upon the presidency of Joko Widodo.

The first president of Indonesia not to come from a military or aristocratic background, but in fact a humble village background, Widodo soon officialised himself as a humble and caring president, one who actually listened to the people and attempted to fix the country that he had lived in. From 2014-2018, Indonesia started to see progress not seen for many years. New infrastructure projects brought people out of unemployment, improved welfare and education proved effective in starting to take care of the masses. Even the long corruption that inhabited the country like a parasite, though still holding strong, was starting to loosen its grip. All seemed to go well until mid-2019. As the Islamic State finally capitulated in the Middle East, a series of terrorist attacks would occur across the country, predominantly in Jakarta. Not only that, but armed militants could be seen attacking government buildings alongside traitors. Notable buildings like the Ritz Carlton Airlangga Apartment, Ciputra Shopping Mall, and the Jakarta Intercultural School would be bombed. This would be known as the "Krisis Jakarta" (Jakarta Crisis) and the "Revolusi Mei" (May Revolution), where Radical Islamic State groups in Indonesia, supported by Islamic State survivors who escaped the Middle East, would attempt to launch a coup to establish a "Kekhalifahan Baru" (New Caliphate) in Indonesia in an attempt to revive the terrorist movement.

What was most notable was not the concentrated terrorist attacks, but also how it showed how deep corruption ran in Indonesia. You see, there were several ministries and organisations in the Indonesian Government that, when the attack occurred, either did not attempt anything to try and stop the damage or Terrorists, and some whose members even openly joined the attackers. For example, upon the explosions occurring, some of the firefighter groups in Jakarta did not immediately respond to the fires caused by explosions, having been bribed by the Radicals. There were also units of police that not only let the radicals through checkpoints but also joined them, paid like common mercenaries rather than actual police. The "revolution" would last for over a week, with perhaps the only reliable government forces being the military, who had taken it upon themselves to restore order: sending in troops to pacify cities and using their resources to take the places of government groups who had failed to do their jobs. During that period, 512 civilians, 126 Military and 67 Government personnel would be killed, with around 1,000 wounded. The radicals would suffer 378 being killed, with around 700 being captured. Despite the loss of life, the actual collateral damage was smaller than anticipated, as the radicals did not use many explosives except for the initial aforementioned targets, clearly looking to cause as little structural and infrastructure damage so to more easily control the country when they had planned to succeed.

Though his general governmental and moral stance did not change much, Joko Widodo was quite affected by the event which, further recommended by the military, convinced him to declare a nation-wide martial law of the country, as the military started to fill the cities and governmental structures. During this time, there would be a heavy beat down on corruption, as hundreds of government officials were arrested by the military, some for conspiring with the radicals, others for corruption alone. Several of the more higher ranking and notable collaborating and corrupted officials would be publically executed for treason in what would be known by Western Powers as the 'Widodo Purges,' despite the fact Widodo had little to do with the actual processing and execution of the officials, all of that mainly being carried out by the military. Eventually, the purges would pass, and martial law lifted, however, military influence in government significantly increased as Widodo saw them as some of the only reliable forces during the attempted coup. With that, Widodo swore to make Indonesia stronger so to avoid such an event happening again.

He would replace many of these positions with more publically reliable officials (many of them coming from his own camp) and would start many new public projects to repair the damage and compensate the dead, with most of the Indonesian population united by the attack. Many of the radical Islamist groups in Indonesia lost much of their support overnight, and would quickly dissolve as they faded into insignificance. The economy would start to get better, as taxation started to be further reinforced and illegal trade deals would be much more looked closely at, with more secretive elements of the police and military starting to look behind the scenes as more were arrested. Widodo would also pass many environmental acts to try and reverse the effects of poaching and deforestation in the past. A year after the attack, Indonesia was able to more or less recover. Several years later, Indonesia once again started to thrive as, still united, the nation stepped forward to try and come out better. Now however, as the attack started to fade from the minds of the public, radical islamist and corrupt elements have started to take shape once more, encountering much more difficulty as state security increased significantly, personal freedom no longer becoming as important.

Now with a nation coming out of a disaster stronger then ever before, Indonesia looks to new horizons, and to new challenges.

Accepted, barring anyone else seeing a problem.

[Tjorl]

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Nationstates Name - Tjorl
Nation Name - The State of Japan

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Nationstates Name - Commonwealth of the Union princes
Nation Name - Taiwan/Republic of China
Roleplay example link - https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=446358

Capital - Taipei
Type of Government - Unitary semi-presidential republic
Head of State(s) - Eric Chu
Image of Leader - (Image)
Party in Power [HAS TO HAVE 75%+ MEMBERS AS THE LARGEST PARTY IN AT LEAST ONE HOUSE IN THEIR MODERN LEGISLATURE] - the KMT (Kuomintang) through the Pan-Blue Coalition
Executive Title - President of Taiwan (Republic of China)
Religion Breakdown -
Buddhism (35.1%)
Taoism (33.0%)
Non-religious (18.7%)
Christianity (3.9%)
Yiguandao (XTD) (3.5%)
Tiandism (XTD) (2.2%)
Miledadao (XTD) (1.1%)
Zailiism (0.8%)
Xuanyuanism (0.7%)
Other or undeclared (1%)
Flag - (Image)
National Anthem - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvVRecQrHpU

Public Goals - regain the economic Tiger status, regain international recognition, secure ties with US, Japan, South Korea, and Philippines
Private Goals - Build up Taiwanese military to defend from potential Chinese invasion, officially proclaim independence from China or reunify under a democratic regime, get its seat back on the UN Council

Total military size - 257,500 active 1.675 million reserve
Breakdown of ground sector -
2,005 tanks
4,350 armored vehicles
482 self propelled artillery
1,160 towed artillery
72 MLRS
Breakdown of naval sector -
20 frigates
4 destroyers
2 corvettes
4 submarines
51 patrol craft
10 minewarfare vessels
Breakdown of airforce sector -
286 multirole fighters
196 transport aircraft
205 trainers
100 attack helicopters
256 transport aircraft
Major foreign military suppliers [IF APPLICABLE]- United States, Singapore, France, Netherlands.
Extra military information - has Conscription laws


Currency - New Taiwan dollar
Currency and value of currency compared to USD - 1 USD = 29.9980 TWD
Major import/export partners - US, China, Japan

Major Domestic Issues - sluggish economy, unemployment, uniting the nation, modernizing the military
Major Foreign Issues - Increase Chinese encroachment, not officially recognized as an independent nation

History [MUST LINE UP WITH HISTORY IN "STATUS" SECTION, NOT SET IN STONE AND MUST BE APPROVED BY OPs, WRITE IT LIKE IT'S GOING IN THE "STATUS" SECTION -Elections from in the ROC will always be defined by one party favoring independence while the other seeks unification. Even though the DPP won the 2020 election, it lost to the KMT in the 2024 election when the DPP was plagued by a defaulting economy and the secret fear of Chinese influence during the Virumaa Crisis as Chinese and Russian relations worsened between the two.

Eric Chu accepted the call to get back into politics and run as Taiwan's new president. Under his leadership, Taiwan has to strengthen it armed forces and regain its status of a Economic Tiger in order to secure Taiwanese Sovereignty from Chinese influence.

Also looks good, accepted! Going to be interesting how you impact the Indo-Pacific region, especially since things seem to be heating up there.

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Since this is the first modern tech rp I'm doing. How should I start?