Sumadrapura
Republic of Sumadrapura | |
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| Motto: Seterusnya, Sumadrapura (Penanian) (Anglian: Advance, Sumadrapura) | |
| Anthem: Seterusnya, Sumadrapura (Penanian) (Anglian: Advance, Sumadrapura)  | |
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| Capital | Bandar Emas |
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| Demonym(s) | Sumatrapuran |
| Government | Unitary dominant-party parliamentary republic |
| Lee Hseing Chua | |
| Desmond Feng | |
| Chan Heng Poh | |
| Legislature | Parliament of Sumadrapura |
| Independence | |
• Independence | 1948 |
| Area | |
• | 4,852,676.5 km2 (1,873,628.9 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 220,005,984 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $7.282 trillion |
• Per capita | $33,100 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $6.38 trillion |
• Per capita | $29,000 |
| Gini (2017) | 31 medium |
| HDI (2017) |  0.910very high |
| Currency | Sumadrapuran Dollar (SD$) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | left |
The Republic of Sumadrapura, commonly known as simply Sumadrapura, is a unitary state in South East Asia. Sumadrapura has a total land area of roughly 2.7 million square kilometres and a total population of 220 million; the lingua franca is Anglian, but the use of Penanian is also widespread. The dominant-party government of the People's Vanguard Party exercises control over seven provinces, an autonomous region, and a single direct-controlled municipality - the capital of Sumadrapura, Bandar Emas, which has a population of 7.7 million in the metropolitan area. Sumadrapura is an island nation, made up of an archipelago of inhabited islands; the largest of which, Sumatra, is 75% of the total size of the country. Sumadrapura has been inhabited by humans since the ice age. The country is well known for its transition from a developing to a developed state in a single generation under the leadership of its founder Winston Feng.
The history of the Sumadrapuran archipelago has been influenced by foreign powers drawn to its natural resources. Indeed, it has been an important region for trade since at least the 7th century, when local princedoms traded with entities from mainland Zhenia and the Indian subcontinent. Local rulers gradually absorbed foreign cultural, religious and political models via trade and various Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms flourished in the early centuries. Baccanian traders brought Ardam, whilst from the 14th century onwards, Auroran powers brought Vayonism and fought one another to monopolise trade during the Age of Discovery. In the 19th century, Anglia consolidated control over the entire archipelago, laying the groundwork for the future state. In the early 20th century, the concept of "Sumadrapura" as a nation-state emerged proper, and an independence movement - principally led by Winston Feng- began to take shape, eventually evolving into the People's Vanguard Party, or PVP. Consequently, amidst the decolonisation of Asia after the Second Great War, Sumadrapura was granted self-rule in 1948. Under the rule of the PVP it became a "capitalist developmental state" and experienced remarkable export-led economic growth during the latter half of the 20th century.
Today, Sumadrapura is a developed, high income country, with a GDP PPP per capita of $49,100 in 2016, with an overall PPP GDP of $5,401 billion. It ranks highly in international development indices, with an HDI of 0.925; Sumadrapura is relatively equal, with a low gini rating of 31%. Sumadrapura has a mixed economy, with major utilities and economic sectors nationalised, but as an island nation is largely dependent on trade and commerce. Sumadrapura has a space program (Sumadrapuran Space Agency), a large hadron collider and is a leading researcher of cold fusion; 72% of the Sumadrapuran electricity grid is provided by nuclear power: Investment into technological and scientific research is a major state policy, with research and development comprising 4.3% of GDP.
Sumadrapura is a parliamentary republic with a unicameral parliamentary government. The People's Vanguard Party has won every election since independence in 1948. As such, Sumadrapura has been typified by commentators as a one-party state. Sumadrapura ranks moderately free on international political indices: It has received criticism for its human rights record, including conscription, censorship, eugenics program, strict franchise and disenfranchisement laws, and prohibition of extremist political parties. Sumadrapura has a military force of 450,000 active personnel and over 1,000,000 reserve personnel and is a nuclear weapons state, with a nuclear triad, and is a member of the Asia-Pacific Pact.
History
Modern Sumadrapuran history began in 1820, when the unpopular Kathic-backed Sultan of Bandar Emas was overthrown by the Anglian East India Company. The EIC turned Bandar Emas into a free port, and the city became a significant regional trade hub. This was followed up in 1823, when the Sumadrapuran island of Trincomalee came under direct rule of the EIC: it inherited the territory after the death of the local King, Rajasinghe II, followed by the island of Ujong for much the same reason in 1829. These colonies came to be collectively known as the Straits Territories, and in 1840 they were formally incorporated into the Anglian Empire as a self-governing entity, with unitary governance located in Bandar Emas.
From this base of influence, Anglian indirect rule was gradually developed over other Sumadran princely states between 1830-70, effectively creating a hegemony over the region in its entirety with the formation of the Federated Sumadrapuran States in 1860.
In 1870-71 Anglian direct rule was established. This was prompted by the growing aggression of Zhenia: Anglian officials were able to convince the various Sumadrapuran satrapies of the threat Zhenian imperialism presented. They presented the solution as the strengthening of Sumadrapura through the end of federalism, and the establishment of a unitary self-government along the lines of the Anglian parliamentary system in Bandar Emas. Although this would effectively rob the various princes and sultans of their remaining political power under federalism, the threat of Anglian withdrawal forced their hand, and the state-in-the-making was officially created in 1872 as the Dominion of Sumadrapura.
Under Lord Reginald Barkley, the newly empowered Sumadrapuran government in Bandar Emas set about strengthening its legitimacy and authority. It created a Civil Service formed almost entirely of natives, in effect co-opting the burgeoning middle class. It also successfully petitioned investment from Aurora, with a commensurate increase in industrialisation.
Finally, the formation of the Royal Sumadrapuran Army in 1880 centralised the armed forces. It was initially formed of a combination of Anglian colonial regiments stationed in the former Straits Territories and the more numerous, but less professional ex-satrapy armies of the Federated Sumadrapuran States. The colonial regiments were thus used as training cadres for the native forces, with ex-satrap troops trained in the Auroran way of war. Unlike in other Auroran colonies, natives were allowed to serve as officers. More military reforms came in 1892, when the Sumadrapuran government secured the newly created Royal Sumadrapuran Navy‘s formal jurisdiction over patrol duties in the Straits.
The Great Wars
Successfully defended during GW1 thanks to local forces, however, Anglians pull back for the fight in Aurora - foundations of the independence movement created due to the feeling of abandonment by colonial master. Now isolated, however, as Zhenia has occupied surrounding territory: is occupied by Zhenia in the run-up to GW2 - PVP is essentially an outgrowth of the leadership of the resistance movement, which is fierce and highly successful. Explains at least early popularity.
As a result of these factors, Sumadrapura has a siege mentality; sees allies as unreliable and enemies as ruthless and dogged, and therefore must fend for itself. Leadership thusly embraces pragmatic realpolitik with Marxist-Leninist lense on international relations.
Since 1948
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