Sumatran Republic

The Sumatran Republic was a government based on the planet of Sumatra in the Mid Rim. Formed in 78 BBY after the first First Sumatran Civil War, it had to deal with conflicting interests. It almost broke down in 21 BBY, when the Second Sumatran Civil War was initiated by the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars, following the Separatists' failure to take the world themselves.

Founding
In the waning days of 79 BBY, the Sumatran Kingdom began to experience internal turmoil after failure to prevent the deaths of countless civilians in terrorist attacks by Sith. They also lost colonies in other star systems to the Galactic Republic, which took them over forcefully after the Kingdom refused to give them up. The Royal Sumatran Army's failure was blamed on the government. Mass strikes and riots took place all over the planet, and the Royal Sumatran Security was ordered to kill the protestors. Finally, the populace rebelled.

During the First Civil War, the Sumatran Liberation Army formed in the northern provinces. The war began when the liberators attacked a Royal Army base in Ito, which was the largest city in the northern hemisphere. The liberators took it in three days, since the Royal Army garrison was unable to alert the government of the assault. Within weeks, the northern provinces were fully under Liberation Army control.

The Royal Army finally mobilized and counter attacked the Liberation forces as they advanced south towards the capital city of Norgate. However, they failed to successfully defend the major city of Timor in the Liberation Army's path, and thus the capital was under siege. Days afterward, it fell. Afterwards, the government started falling apart. The King was executed on public HoloNet. The Liberation Army declared itself the Sumatran Republic, and their military was turned into the Sumatran Defense Forces (Ground, Maritime, Air, Rocket, and Space).

The command of the Royal Army became conflicted. Several generals and their divisions defected and joined the Republic, while the Royal Police was in shambles. The government, vastly weakened, held out for a month in the southern provinces, but eventually surrendered. Meanwhile, the Republic was formally founded.

Rise
The Republic began trading with other governments near by, boosting the economy while building up the Defense Forces. Many former Royal Army officers were given high ranking positions in the Forces. New technologies were both imported and developed boosting their Defense Forces' might. However, the Republic was not wanting to go to war, but simply for it's own defense.

Responsible for land operations was the Ground Defense Forces (GDF), the biggest branch. It was composed of billions of soldiers and officers. It had a land navy of thousands of hundreds of tanks, live cavalry mounts, transports, troop carriers, etc. All operations on Sumatra's two oceans and various seas were carried out by the Maritime Defense Force (MDF). It operated thousands of warships and submarines, and millions of personnel. The operations in the atmosphere were carried out by the Air Defense Force (ADF), which fielded millions of fighters, bombers, transports, interceptors, and other craft. All of the Republic's long range missiles and surface-to-space guns were operated by the Rocket Defense Force (RDF). It controlled hundreds of missiles and gun emplacements. Everything beyond the atmosphere was handled by the Space Defense Force (SDF), which employed hundreds of spacecraft.

Despite this, the military actually did not see much action. The local pirates and Black Sun quickly realized that the Sumatran Defense Forces (SDF) were not to be messed with. Internal disputes began, however, between different members of the government, leading up to the Clone Wars.

Provinces
The Republic was split into several provinces across the planet, controlled by a governor. There were also two cities with special status. Each province had a representative on the Provisional Assembly.

Southern Hemisphere

 * Huojing Province
 * Redmont Province
 * Seacliff Province
 * Picta Province
 * Celtica Province

Northern Hemisphere

 * Chita Province
 * Matsuyama Province
 * Kameroon Province
 * Indus Province

Western Hemisphere

 * Southern Steppe Province
 * Northern Steppe Province
 * Magyara Province
 * Vydrak Province

Eastern Hemisphere

 * Far East Province
 * Krai Province
 * Kagoshima Province

Special Status Cities

 * Norgate Administrative Okrug


 * Ito Administrative Okrug

Military
The Sumatran Republic had a strong security service known as the Sumatran Defense Forces, composed of five service branches. Heavily funded, well equipped, and properly trained were used to describe the SDF. They fought against numerous pirates and Hutt Cartel gangsters, but were really tested when fighting against the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

Ground Defense Force
The Ground Defense Force (SGDF) was the main land component, and the largest service branch of the SDF. It had billions of soldiers, and a large land navy of thousands of tanks, live cavalry mounts, and transports. The SGDF proved to be a good security force in the fight against the Separatist Alliance, when it's soldiers fought all over the planet during the attempted CIS invasion.

Maritime Defense Force
The Maritime Defense Force (SMDF) was a service branch that specialized in aquatic operations. Operating in oceans, seas, rivers, and lakes, it fielded thousands of vessels, and millions of personnel. Members of the SMDF were also given combat training, allowing them to take the place of an SGDF soldier if needed to.

Air Defense Force
The Air Defense Force (SADF) carried out operations in the atmosphere and lower orbit. It operated millions of fighters, and had good pilots and technicians. The SADF fought in all Civil Wars, as well as the attempted CIS invasion. Fighters of the Air Defense fought against Vulture droids, and destroyed many landing ships.

Rocket Defense Force
The Rocket Defense Force (SRDF) was the smallest and newest branch. Operating hundreds of surface-to-air missiles as well as large turbolaser emplacements, the SRDF protected the airspace of Sumatra. Missiles fired by the Rocket Forces fought down many enemy vessels during the Separatist attack on the planet.

Space Defense Force
The Space Defense Force (SSDF) was the starfleet of the Republic. It operated hundreds of vessels, and had the objectives of interstellar combat and providing the ground troops with support. It was the second newest branch after the SRDF, and fought against the CIS. It took heavy casualties, but managed to fight off the Separatist Navy.