Location: The Respected Realms

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Federal Republic of United States of Indonesia is a huge, safe nation, ruled by Josua Ng with a fair hand, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 759 million enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Defence, although Education and Social Welfare are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Jakarta. The average income tax rate is 92%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Tourism and Gambling.

Teenage fathers are forced to join the army, torture is commonly used to extract information from suspected criminals, a vast monorail network carries people all over the country, and Josua Ng has just been declared ruler of United States of Indonesia in an international press conference. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. United States of Indonesia's national animal is the Eagle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Credit.

United States of Indonesia is ranked 52nd in The Respected Realms and 92,035th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -23 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and