Nusantara

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Socialist Union of Nusantara
Persatuan Sosialis Nusantara (Malay)
Flag of Nusantara
Flag
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Coat of arms
Motto: 
Kaum pekerja seluruh dunia, bersatulah!
"Workers of the World, unite!"
Anthem: 
Internasionale
Darah Rakyat (Blood of the People)
CapitalJakarta
Largest citySurabaya
Official languagesMalay
Recognised national languagesJavanese, Sundanese, Madurese, Minangkabau, Balinese, Dayak, Chinese
Religion Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sedulur Sikep, Sunda Wiwitan, Kejawen
DemonymNusantaran, Indonesian
GovernmentFederal socialist council republic
• President
Budiman Sujatmiko
• Premier
Divar Akbar Erlangga
LegislaturePeople's Representatives Council
Establishment
• The July Uprising
July 17, 1936
December 27, 1947
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• Consolidation of PKI and AFS-aligned areas
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CurrencyNusantaran Rupiah (Rp.)b
Date formatdd.mm.yyyy
Driving sideleft
Calling code+1
Internet TLD.nu, .syn
  1. The American Dollar, Chinese Yuan and the TCI-wide Labor Note considered legal tender.

The Socialist Union of Nusantara is a country in southeast Asia, bordered by Australasia in the south and east, and Malaya in the west and north.

Formed during the height of the Cold War in the concluding decades of the 20th century in the Indonesian Revolution, Nusantara is the youngest member of the Third Communist International. Thus, the country continues to be rather militarized and repressive, owing to ongoing border flareups and insurgencies as well as the threat of Australasia.

Etymology

Nusantara is an Old Javanese word derived from nūsa, meaning 'island' and antara, 'between'. It originally meant "outer islands" or "other islands" (in the sense of "islands beyond Java in between the Indian and Pacific Oceans"), referring to the islands outside of Java under hegemony of the Majapahit Empire.

In its modern usage, however, refers to the union of the Malayan peoples, eschewing the term "Indonesia" due to the foreign origin and ambiguity with India. The name reflects the continued claim by the Nusantaran leadership for the union of the Indonesian Archipelago under the red banner.

History

Early history

Dutch colonial era

The interwar period

With the victory of the Reds in the Second American Revolution, the underground Partai Komunis Indonesia started to usurp non-cooperative nationalists, with many nationalists believing that a Communist world revolution would be conducive for national liberation. This culminated in the July Insurrection (Pemberontakan Juli) in 1936, which threatened the Dutch colonial govenrment until its suppression by the Japanese Empire in November-Devember 1936. The PKI leadership fled abroad, driven back underground or arrested and interned in Boven Digoel.

Japanese occupation and puppet government

Sukarno is a Marxist ITTL so M.H Thamrin and Soepomo as Japanese collaborators

Annexation of British Malaya in WW2 into Indonesian puppet government