The Archipelago of Nusantara-Archipelago is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Ganjar with an iron fist, and notable for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 5.125 billion Nusalagos are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The minute, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jakarta. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Nusalagoan economy, worth 881 trillion Rupiahs a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Soda Sales, and Gambling. Average income is an impressive 172,043 Rupiahs, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,558,155 per year while the poor average 2,244, a ratio of 694 to 1.

Homeowners on prime real estate have been seen dodging giant bulldozers with cartoon characters painted on them, Animal Liberationists are regularly arrested, pharmacists increasingly claim they are morally obligated to take long lunches, and metal detectors at school gates make sure that teenagers are carrying at least one sidearm. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Nusantara-Archipelago's national animal is the Komodo, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is All Religion.

Nusantara-Archipelago is ranked 88,700^th in the world and 5^th in Sulawesi for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.