Nusantara (Great Empires)

Nusantara is a thalassocratic archipelagic empire situated in South East Asia and an important nation.

Name
The Empire of Nusantara was previously known as the Majapahit Empire and is still commenly called so. The official name of Nusantara is "The Great Majapahit Empire of Nusantara". others names include Nusantaran Empire,Indonesia,Indonesian Empire,Indonesia,Rajasa Empire...

Beginnings
The Majapahit Empire was established when Raden Wijaya declared independence from Singhasari and repelled the Mongol invasion of Java in 1293. Raden Wijaya was known as a firm and capable ruler. Aria Wiraraja who had been so useful during the period of the establishment of the kingdom, was given Madura, which was granted a special status. He was also given an autonomous region around Lumajang and the Blambangan Peninsula, and his son, Nambi, was appointed Prime Minister. The next rulers continued to expand the empire slowly.

Golden Age
The Empire's Golden Age came when Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi was crowned queen regnant of the empire. She began a massive expansion of the empire into Sumatra and Borneo. She conquered the remnants of the Srivijaya Empire and made Jakarta and Trowulan turn into great cities with great monuments. She appointed Gajah Mada is Prime Minister of the empire to help her managing the empire. She established good relations with the Khmer Empire and established a alliance with them. In 1240 Emperor Vizalavarman I of the Khmer Empire made a proposal to merge the Khmer and Majapahit Empires into one empire by marriage of state,with them as co-rulers.Tribhuwana considered it,but Gajah Mada suggested to refuse the offer and she followed his advice.She changed the title of the empire "Raja (king)" to "Samrata (emperor)" Tribhuwana was forced to abdicate because her son Hayam Wuruk reached the age of majority. The empire's greatest blooming came when Hayam Wuruk ascended the throne.With help of Gajah Mada the empire reached its zenith under Hayam Wuruk. He conquered all of the Nusantaran archipelago and unified it for the first time in history. He further improved the capital of Trowulan and improved the health and life expectancy of the citizens.

Stagnation-present
His successors did not have plans to expand the empire any further (expanding it into the north would lead to a conflict with the Khmer Empire,south and east was unknown land and west was the Indian Ocean).However the empire continued to prosper. The empire resisted colonization attemps of the European Empires and modernized itself over the time.Today the Empire of Nusantara is a major nation and the fifth largest economy on Earth.

Government
Nusantara is an absolute,hereditary monarchy,the emperor has almost unlimited power.Many people have made a call for a democracy and participation in the governance.The emperor has the power to declare war,but his power is not unlimited. The emperor can not declare war on many countries at the same time and he can not demand taxes from the people at any time. The emperor may appoint governors to exercice the law and his decisions in the provinces.

Foreign relations
Indonesia has foreign relations with most countries. Indonesia first established relations with Europe when attemps were made to colonize Nusantara. Nusantara repelled any attempt at colonizing and resents Europe for this,but has now better relations with Europe. Nusantara's most trusted ally is the Khmer Empire,they have the same state religions and trade often with each other. At one point the Empire of Nusantara was almost merged with the Khmer Empire,but ultimately it was not realized due to the fact that Empress Tribhuwana rejected the marriage proposal of Emperor Vizalavarman I of the Khmer Empire.

Economy
Nusantara has a mixed economy in which both the private sector and government play significant roles.The industry sector is the economy's largest and accounts for 46.4% of GDP (2010), this is followed by services (37.1%) and agriculture (16.5%). Nusantara is the fifth largest economy on Earth.

Geography
Nusantara is situated in South East Asia. Nusantara borders (in clockwise from north) the Khmer Empire (oversea),the Oceanian Empire and Australia (oversea).The climate of Nusantara is almost entirely tropical. The uniformly warm waters that make up 81 % of Nusantara's area ensure that temperatures on land remain fairly constant, with the coastal plains averaging 28°C, the inland and mountain areas averaging 26 °C, and the higher mountain regions, 23 °C. Temperature varies little from season to season, and Nusantara experiences relatively little change in the length of daylight hours from one season to the next; the difference between the longest day and the shortest day of the year is only forty-eight minutes. This allows crops to be grown all year round.[1]

The main variable of Nusantara's climate is not temperature or air pressure, but rainfall. The area's relative humidity ranges between 70 and 90%. Winds are moderate and generally predictable, with monsoons usually blowing in from the south and east in June through September and from the northwest in December through March. Typhoons and large scale storms pose little hazard to mariners in Nusantaran waters; the major danger comes from swift currents in channels, such as the Lombok and Sape straits.

Military

The Nusantaran Empire has a standing army comprising of infantry, tanks, submarines, helicopters, destroyers, carriers and atomic weapons.The Nusantaran Empire has a large military budget of 600,000,000,000 USD.