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==== National Defense ====
The Armed forces of Pinang, officially: '''Indies Leger''' (IL) is arguably the most technologically advanced military force in southeast Asia, it consists of the army, navy, and air force and is seen as the guarantor of the country's independence and survival. This has translated into Pinang culture involving all citizens in the country's defence. Despite this, it's well known that the military remains a highly independent force, with stakes in many industries, its own political agenda and various dubious programs.
After its independence, which itself originated from the rogue KNIL forces in the sector of the East Indies campaign declaring independence. Pinang thus in its early days had a well-rounded military force, with air assets, a strong battle-hardened land force and a strong officer corp. It did know that now it lacked the support from the Netherlands and thus it needed immediately to reorganize to fight against a foe that was massive compared to itself. It thus began to set up a military industry on its island, create a policy of national defence and built the state like a fortress, this siege mentality has led to the development of a small but highly capable military-industrial complex in Pinang, which is headed by the Defence Science & Technology Administration (DSTA), which is responsible for resourcing, procuring the military equipment.
The IL has been developed to respond to a wide range of issues of both conventional and unconventional warfare. The geographic restrictions of Pinang mean that the IL must plan to fully repulse an attack, as they cannot fall back and re-group, without losing the civilian economic base. The small size of the population in combination with a lack of hinterland has led the IL to become a small active force with a large number of reserves.
Because of the scarcity of open land, training is often restricted to areas designated for such things and urban warfare is commonly practiced. It is thus also said that Pinang has a national defence policy that can be seen in the cities.
== Demographics ==
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