The Republic of Better Indonesia is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Nathanael Octavianus with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, pith helmet sales, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 18.339 billion Indonesians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Jakarta. The average income tax rate is 95.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Better Indonesian economy, worth a remarkable 5,889 trillion Rupiahs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 321,148 Rupiahs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Stolen Reuben sandwiches are met with detailed and thorough police investigations, it is believed that belligerence is a passing phase foreign leaders will soon outgrow, door-to-door salesmen are frequently beaten up by 'vigilantes', and political talk shows often have children as guests whenever they need commentary on world religions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Better Indonesia's national animal is the Komodo Dragon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Better Indonesia is ranked 984^th in the world and 19^th in 10000 Islands for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 81.23 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.