Barujaya

Barujaya, officially the Federation of Barujaya (: 륜봉바루자야 ; : 聯邦異島; Jidou; Lyunpong Barujaya), is a sovereign state in Jungju, located mainly along the Barujayan Archipelago and Jauh Pulau. It shares a sea border with Myaar'tway and Kewhira to the north. Barujaya's name is derived from the ancient Matahari Empire's conquest of Minapulau in 1011 CE. The island of Puloudan, which houses the capital Kotabesar, is the most densely populated area on Earth with roughly 80 million people.

Precolonial Era
Fossils and other early tools show that the Barujayan archipelago was inhabited by between 1.5 million and 350,000 years ago, with  arriving in the region around 45,000 years ago. , who form the majority of the modern population, are believed to have emigrated from areas of South Jungju in 19,000 CE.

By around 1 BCE agricultural kingdoms and city states had formed on the main Barujayan island of Puloudan, due to gaining prominence. Barujaya's position as a major sea lane between South Jungju, Miju and Yoju fostered trade links with foreign locales as far away as Fusen and Cosentina.

During the 5th and 6th centuries, Hindu deities and Buddhist teachings from Arjunapuri traders gained traction among different Kingdoms on the archipelago. The most important of these, Matahari, would go on to conquer much of the eastern islands, including Puloudan. The Empire left behind many famous Hindu and Buddhist relics.



Immediately prior to colonization, much of Barujaya was divided into a patchwork of city states and small kingdoms centered around trade.

Colonial Era
In 1512, traders from Gaoxiong arrived with a fleet of gunships in the port city of Bintang. Desiring access to the bountiful spices in the archipelago, they quickly destroyed resistance and occupied the city state; a key harbor along the Minapulau-Kotabesar sea route. Throughout the rest of the 16th and 17th centuries, Gaoxiong would establish many trading posts and other bases along the Barujayan archipelago.

The sudden entrance of Gaoxiong into the geopolitics of divided Barujaya exacerbated tensions. Rifles and other gunpowder technologies being substituted for traditional weapons resulted in several wars between rival kingdoms and city states, causing an estimated two million deaths. In 1678, Meisaan fought Behtang in the War of the Spices, which resulted in the annexation of all Behtangese possessions in Barujaya to the Meisaani crown. Meisaan would dominate the archipelago for the next two centuries.

Initially, Meisaani traders continued to follow Behtang's policy of developing coastal bases in order to dominate trade in the region. Following the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th and 19th centuries; and with it medicines that could combat and other tropical diseases, more direct control was established over Barujaya's inland areas, especially of the archipelago's largest island Ametuang. During the Second Industrial Revolution, Resource extraction became a huge industry in the archipelago, with and  foremost among commodities exported to Sinju. In 1870, The Meisaani colonial administration introduced a universal which allowed the thousands of dialects used across Barujayan to be standardized into a single language adapted from  (a pidgin already used by merchants) called.

Infrastructure was modernized under an ambitious reform program pushed by the colonial government in the 1910s and 1920s. Most important of these improvements was a system of asphalt roads connecting Puloudan, along with a functioning sanitation system in the capital Kotabesar.

During the Eulhae War, Barujaya was used as a supply depot for the Allied war effort, with thousands of convoys stopping in the island chain on their way to Sinju. It was also a staging area used by Meisaani and other Allied troops for the Invasion of Khampen in 1938.

Contemporary Barujaya
Barujaya gained independence in 1952, following a gradual process of decolonization mandated by the Congress of Nations. A new constitution was ratified in January of 1953, with the first President of Barujaya Iwan Lumbak sworn into office the same month.

Ethnic tensions resulted in a massive nation-wide riot in 1965, which caused major government backlash in the Great Crackdown that massively increased both the power and centralization of the government, curbing multiple civil and political freedoms.

Barujaya experienced an economic boom in the 1980s following structural reforms to the economy led by Paki Sukarno, and was eventually integrated into the Meisaani-led Federation of Nations, a loose organization of countries. It was also a founding member of the South Jungju Association.

Government and Politics
Barujaya is a. The modern Constitution of Barujaya was ratified on January 11th, 1952. Modeled after the Jiwiu Doctrine, it outlined the responsibilities of the central government concerning the rights of the Barujayan People, along with the creation of a. Barujaya has two legislative chambers. The Upper House acts as a cabinet to the Prime Minister (with ministers whom are appointed), whilst the Lower House is made up of representatives elected from the provinces.

In 1984, following the Tiga Reforms, the government of Barujaya was vastly de-centralized to allow some levels of autonomy in provinces.

The Barujaya Bebas, a nationalist, revanchist party, has held a monopoly in the Jiwu for the past decade. A close contender is the more conservative Liberation Party of Barujaya.

is guaranteed for those over 18.

Law
Barujaya has adopted Meisaani law systems.

Military
The Barujayan military is a modern force consisting of three branches, the Barujayan Army, Barujayan Navy, and Barujayan Air Force.

Foreign Relations
Barujaya maintains cordial relationships with most of its neighbors, however, instability in Myaar'tway is seen as a threat to national security.

Economy


Barujaya has a, with significant government intervention in key sectors. The country is the largest economy in South Jungju and a member of the G-9 major economies. Barujaya's, as of 2015, was $2.82 trillion dollars. It is a founding member of the South Jungju Association, and houses the capital of the organization in Kotabesar.

comprises the largest sector of the economy, accounting for 41.2% of GDP, followed by services (39.2%) and agriculture (14.4%). The service sector employs more people than any other sector. Previously, agriculture had been the country's largest employer for centuries.

Barujaya is a major exporter of natural resources. It produces half of the total global supply in.

Demographics
With a population around 150 million, Barujaya is the 4th largest nation by population in Tiandi. Five percent are non-recognized minority groups, mostly Arjunapuri, Sinju and other South Yojun immigrants.

Barujaya is an ethnically and linguistically diverse country, with around 300 distinct native ethnic groups, and 742 different languages and dialects. Most Barujayans are descended from -speaking people whose languages can be traced to Proto-Austronesian, originating around South Yoju. Melanesians make up the demographics of much of eastern Barujaya.