INDONESIA NEGARA TETANGGAKU

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INDONESIA NEGARA TETANGGAKU

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GEOGRAPHY

• Indonesia is the largest country in South East
  Asia. It is made up of over 17,000 islands
• The islands spread between the Indian and Pacific
  oceans linking the continent of Asia and
  Australia
• 5 major islands (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan,
  Sulawesi, Irian Jaya), and 30 smaller groups
• 81 of Indonesia consist of sea
• Land consist mostly of rich tropical rainforest
  and fertility of soil enriched by volcanic
  eruptions, eg. Java.

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PEOPLE

• Indonesia has a population of about
• 216 millions people
• (4th most populous nation in the world)
• Ethnic groups Javanese 45, Sundanese 15,
  Others 40 (including Chinese Indonesian around
  5)
• Religion
• Predominantly Islam, 87
• Christians mainly in Sumatra Bataks, Sulawesi
  Toraks and in Flores,
• Hindu and Buddhism.

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PEOPLE

• LANGUAGE
• 500 languages and dialects
• The Indonesias official language is "Bahasa
  Indonesia
• Bahasa Indonesia incorporates sedikit Dutch,
  Chinese, Sanskrit, Arabic and Portugese.

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LIFESTYLE

• WHAT INDONESIAN EAT?
• Most Indonesian eat rice as the main dish for
  breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In fact some
  Indonesians feel they don't eat a meal unless it
  is rice
• Each area in Indonesia has its own traditional
  food and custom
• Sundanese likes to eat fresh vegetables and
  sambal. They like to drink tea without sugar
• Javanese likes to eat sweet. Tea will be sweet
• Padang (West Sumatra) likes to eat hot/spicy food
• Chinese-influenced cuisine.

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LIFESTYLE

• TRANSPORTATION
• Trains
• connect big cities
• Buses
• the main transport between cities
• it is cheaper than trains
• Taxis
• only common in big cities, especially Jakarta
• Taxis are suppose to use meter however some
  taxis refused to use meter and ask for a certain
  amount.

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POLITICS AND ECONOMY

• POLITICS
• Jakarta is the capital
• A republic with an elected president
• Independence Day 17 August 1945
• President Megawati Sukarnoputri
• the first woman president in Indonesia and
• the 5th president, after Soekarno (her
  father), Soeharto,
• B.J. Habibie, Gus Dur.

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POLITICS AND ECONOMY

• ECONOMY
• GDP 687 billion
• GDP per capita 3,000
• Major industries plywood rubber food
  petroleum and natural gas textiles, apparel, and
  footwear mining, cement, chemical fertilisers
  tourism
• Agricultural products rice, cassava (tapioca),
  peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra
  poultry, beef, pork, eggs
• Major imports machinery and equipment
  chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs
• Major trading partners Japan, USA and Singapore