Nations report part 1

Indonesia• By Ryan Schuhler

Geography

• Indonesia is located in Southeast Asia

• It is unique because it is comprised of 17,508 island, but only 6,000 are inhabited

• The largest islands are Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, New Guinea, and Sulawesi

• Indonesia is the 16th largest country in regards to landmass, at 741,050 sq mi

• It contains the worlds most populous island, Java, which has 2,435 people per sq mi

• Indononesia is located a fault line and has many earthquakes and active volcanos.

People

• The population of Indonesia is over 222 million, and 130 million of those people live on the island of Java.

• Most Indonesians descended from Austronesian-speaking people originating in Taiwan.

• The national language is Indonesian, but most people also speak local languages.

• There are six allowed religions: Islam, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism

• However, Indonesia is the most populous Muslim-majority nation

• The government is a republic with a presidential system.

Culture

• There are around 300 ethnic groups in Indonesia

• The culture has been influenced by Indian, Arabic, Chinese, Malay, and European sources

• The most dominant influence has been from India

• Sports are mainly male-oriented• The main sports are badminton and

football.• Rice is the staple food of Indonesia• Indonesians have a strong oral

tradition by which they pass down they cultural identities

• The Indonesian film industry has risen steadily in the past decade

History

• The majority of the population is Ausonesian, and were said to have migrated from Taiwan.

• Trade with Indian and Chinese peoples has shaped the history of Indonesia.

• The Dutch controlled most of the land during the colonial period.

• Indonesian got its independence officially in December 1949.

• Its first president was Sukarno who exercised authoritarianism.

• After Sukarno resigned, Indonesian had its first direct presidential election, in 2004.

Sources

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Semeru_and_Mount_Bromo_in_East_Java.jpg

• http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://interbuanatours.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/bunakentrip1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://interbuanatours.wordpress.com/2008/08/03/fantastic-sulawesi/&usg=__TiY5dlsKR6IFLF2mu5n-v1_3M6U=&h=352&w=575&sz=87&hl=en&start=2&sig2=owAfN-7q2HhTn9h46fHKbw&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=HJMf9B8n2_TGtM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=134&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsulawesi%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=Gs0vTJKwIemKnAeKkJWHBQ

• http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/living/articles/indonesia_2.jpg

• http://www.kri-darwin.org/images/image%20land%20and%20people/indonesian%20people%208.jpg

• http://www.indonesiatravel.org.uk/gifs/people-of-indonesia.jpg