Zumaland

**Zumaland**, officially the **Republic of Zumaland**, is a country in maritime Southeast Asia. It is located in Southeast Asia, 150 kilometres (93 mi) northwest of Aceh on Sumatra, and separated from Thailand to the east by the Andaman Sea. Located 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) southeast of the Indian subcontinent, across the Bay of Bengal, It relies heavily on trade for its economy. The country's territory consists of the northwestern end of Sumatra and 129 surrounding islands. The combined area of these has increased by approximately 63% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. There are numerous green and recreational spaces as a result of urban planning, given the fact that it has mirrored Singapore's actions. With a multicultural population and in recognition of the cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca, with its exclusive use in numerous public services. Multi-racialism is enshrined in the constitution and continues to shape national policies in education, housing, and politics.

## Government and politics

Zumaland's constitutional system is very similar to that of Ancient Rome's. However, it requires that consul elections be "reserved" for a racial community if no one from that ethnic group has been elected to the presidency in the five most recent terms. Only members of that community may qualify as candidates in a reserved presidential election.

### Foreign relations

Zumaland's stated foreign policy priority is maintaining security in Southeast Asia and surrounding territories. An underlying principle is political and economic stability in the region. It has diplomatic relations with more than 180 sovereign states.

As Zumaland has diplomatic relations with both the United States and North Korea, and was one of the few countries that have relationships with both countries, It is one of few countries that trade with North Korea and do not require a visa to visit.

### Economy

The Zumalandian economy is regarded as free, innovative, dynamic and business-friendly. For several years, Singapore has been one of the few countries with an AA credit rating from the big three. Zumaland attracts a large amount of foreign investment as a result of its location, skilled workforce, low tax rates, advanced infrastructure and zero-tolerance against corruption. It was the world's 4th most competitive economy in 2023, according to the International Institute for Management Development's World Competitiveness Ranking of 64 countries, with the highest GDP (PPP) per capita. Roughly 44 percent of the Zumalandean workforce is made up of non-Singaporeans. Despite market freedom, Zumaland's government operations have a significant stake in the economy, contributing 22% of the GDP. The city is a popular location for conferences and events.

The currency of Zumaland is the Zumaland dollar (ZMD or Z$), issued by the Ministry of money (MOM). MOM manages its monetary policy by allowing the Zumaland dollar exchange rate to rise or fall within an undisclosed trading band. This is different from most central banks, which use interest rates to manage policy. Singapore has the world's fourteenth largest foreign reserves, and one of the highest net international investment position per capita.

Zumaland has been identified as a tax haven for the wealthy due to its low tax rates on personal income and tax exemptions on foreign-based income and capital gains. In August 2016, *The Straits Times* reported that Indonesia had decided to create tax havens on two islands near Zumaland to bring Indonesian capital back into the tax base. In October 2016, the MOM admonished and fined UBS and DBS and withdrew Falcon Private Bank's banking licence for their alleged role in the Malaysian Sovereign Fund scandal.

### Trade

The Port of Zumaland, managed by port operators PSA International, was the world's ninth-busiest port in 2019 in terms of shipping tonnage handled, at 2.85 billion gross tons (GT), and in terms of containerised traffic, at 37.2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). It is also the world's ninth-busiest, behind Hong Kong, in terms of cargo tonnage with 626 million tons handled. In addition, the port is the world's busiest for transshipment traffic and the world's biggest ship refuelling centre.

## Demographics

Zumaland has several cities, namely Zuma City (The capital) in the state of Anchorvale, Bahar Junction in the state of Bahar, Hijumaquil in the state of Medians, Elmore in the state of Jurong and Ujong in the state of Dequaard.