Republic
of Indonesia, abbreviated RI or Indonesia, is a country in Southeast
Asia which is crossed by the equator and is located between the
continents of Asia and Australia and between the Pacific Ocean and the
Indian Ocean. Indonesia
is the largest archipelago in the world that consists of 13 466
islands, [5] alternate name commonly used is the nation. [6] With a
population of over 237 million people in 2010, [7] Indonesia is the
fourth most populous in the world and the biggest Muslim country in the world, with more than 207 million
people. [8] Indonesia is a republic form of government, the House of
Representatives, Regional Representatives Council and the President
elected directly.The capital city is Jakarta. Indonesia
land borders with Malaysia on Borneo Island, Papua New Guinea on the
island of Papua and East Timor on the island of Timor. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, Philippines, Australia,
and the union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.Indonesia's history is heavily influenced by other nations. The
Indonesian archipelago became an important trade region since at least
the 7th century, when the kingdom of Sriwijaya in Palembang religion and
trade relations with China and India. Kingdoms
Hindu and Buddhist has grown in the early centuries AD, followed by the
traders who brought Islam, as well as various European powers fought
one another to monopolize the spice trade of Maluku during the era of
ocean exploration. After
being under Dutch colonial rule, Indonesia which was then called the
Dutch East Indies declared its independence at the end of World War II. Furthermore, Indonesia received various obstacles, threats and
challenges of natural disasters, corruption, separatism, a
democratization process, and periods of rapid economic change.
From Sabang to Merauke, Indonesia consists of various ethnic groups, languages and religions. Based on the ethnic group (race), Indonesia consists of native indigenous peoples the South Mongoloid / Austronesian and Melanesia where the Austronesian peoples of the largest in number and more inhabit the western part of Indonesia. More specifically, ethnic Javanese are the largest ethnic group with a population reaching 41.7% of the Indonesian population. [9] Indonesia's national motto, "Unity in Diversity" ("Different but still one"), the diversity that shapes countries. Besides having a dense population and vast territory, Indonesia has natural areas that support biodiversity levels in the world's second largest.Indonesia is also a member of the United Nations and the only member ever to come out of the UN, namely on January 7, 1965, and rejoined on 28 September 1966 and Indonesia remains declared as members of the 60th, the same membership since joining Indonesia on 28 September 1950. In addition to the United Nations, Indonesia is also a member of ASEAN, KAA, APEC, OIC, G-20 and will be a member of the OECD.
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