Uskad

Republic of Uskad
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Motto: Prosperity, Unity and Diversity
Capital	Monstad
Largest city	Sampunuwu
Official languages	English Uskadian Malay
Recognised languages	Javanese Sundanese Koleknio Buleknik Lonedba Polosni
Demonym(s)	Uskadian
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	S.R Martin
• Prime Minister	Peter Marjuana
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Commons
Independence from  the United Kingdom
• Christmas Uprising	25 December 1925
• Autonomy	12 February 1926
• Independence	3 March 1944
• Republic	18 May 1959
Population
• 2024 estimate	94,283,456 (17th)
• 94,129,281 census	2023
• Density	38/km2 (98.4/sq mi) (185th)
GDP (nominal)	2022 estimate
• Total	$2.91 trillion (7th)
• Per capita	$31,092 (37th)
HDI (2024)	0.858 very high (45th)
Currency	stem (ST) (STM)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+782
Internet TLD	.ud

Uskad, officially the Republic of Uskad, is a country straddling Southeast Asia and Oceania. It comprises the main island of Uskad, the Tapakrebon Islands, and other smaller islands in the Indian Ocean. It shares maritime borders with Indonesia to its northeast, and Australia to its southeast. The city of Monstad serves as the capital, while the large bustling city of Sampunuwu serves as the financial, commmercial and business centre of the country. With a population of 94 million people, it is one of most populous countries in the world.

The early population of Uskad began as Austronesian people migrating from modern-day Taiwan arrived in Uskad around 4,000 years ago. As the groups spread out around the island, they began to form distinct cultures and languages from each other as geographic conditions of the island allowed cultures to flourish. In around the year 500, the Native Uskadians began trading with the nearby Indonesian archipelago, and the Hindu and Buddhist religions began the spread to the island, although it was mostly confined to the northeastern parts of the island. After the collapse of the Majapahit Empire, Javanese and Sundanese Hindus began flocking to the island, and conflicts with native Uskadians in the interior began, known as the Interior Wars, which lasted 90 years.

The island was discovered by Europeans in around 1605, and was later colonised by Great Britain in 1750. Britain, seeing the conflicts between the Javanese settlers and the natives, exploited it using a divide and conquer strategy. The British saw Uskad as valuable as the extremely fertile land provided an almost unlimited source of income to the fledgling Empire. Stable British rule followed, until the 1925 Christmas Revolt, in which the United Kingdom began gradually providing Uskad with more autonomy, before granting it independence in 1944.

Uskad is a unitary parliamentary republic comprising of 11 provinces and territories. The capital is located in Monstad, while other major cities are Sampunuwu, Palangpalolu, Herrington. It is also one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, due to its unique geographical position.

Etymology

The name came from the Koleknio word "Ues" which meant large, and the Bulenik word Pukad, which meant island. The word "Uskad" began to appear on Javanese inscriptions dating back to 1033, and after extensive trading, which resulted in the natives adopting the name themselves.

Geography

Uskad consists of the main island of Uskad, The Taparebon archipelago, and numerous smaller islands.

Government and Politics

Uskad is a unitary parliamentary republic, and heavily modeled on the Westminster parliamentary system. It has an elected president, while formally is vested with executive powers, is mainly the ceremonial head of state. The Prime Minister serves as the head of government and is usually the leader of the largest party in Parliament.

The Government consists of three branches:

Legislative: The Parliament, consists of two houses, the Senate and the House of Commons.

Executive: The Cabinet, led by the Prime Minister, and consists of other Ministers.

Judicial: The Supreme Court, led by the Chief Justice.