INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA

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INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA
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INDONESIA

• Made up of 17,508 islands Indonesia is the
  worlds longest archipelago separating the Indian
  Ocean from the Pacific

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INDONESIAMain Islands are Sumatra, Java, and
Celebes. Most of the Island of Borneo and half
the Island of New Guinea also belongs to
Indonesia
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INDONESIAWith 220.5 million people, Indonesia is
one of the largest countries the world
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INDONESIA This huge population represents many
different ethnic groups, languages, and religions

• There are over 300 different native ethnic groups
  in Indonesia
• The Melanesians are subdivided into the Acehnese
  of north Sumatra the Bataks of northeastern
  Sumatra the Minangkabaus of west Sumatra the
  Sundanese of west Java the Javanese in central
  and east Java the Madurese on the island of
  Madura the Balinese on Bali the Sasaks on the
  island of Lombok the Timorese on Timor the
  Dayaks in Kalimantan and the Minahasa, Torajas,
  Makassarese, and Buginese on Sulawesi.

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• Languages include Bahasa Indonesia, English,
  Dutch,and local dialects representing the vast
  amounts of different ethnic groups
• Austronesian linguistic family

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INDONESIA

• Indonesia has more Muslims than any other country
  in the world
• 86 of Indonesias people practice Islam

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INDONESIA

• Other Religions include Christianity 9, Hinduism
  2, Buddhism, and many native religions.
• These religions were brought by the many
  travelers, traders and colonizers on these islands

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INDONESIA

• While Indonesia gained its independence from its
  Dutch (Holland) colonizers in 1949, it has
  struggled to become an economic leader

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• Corruption and political opposition have long
  been the cause of Indonesias underdevelopment

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INDONESIA and MALAYSIA
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MALASIA

• In the same way that Indonesia is populated by
  diverse peoples and religions, Malaysia and its
  port cities have become an international community

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MALAYSIA

• While corruption and political instability has
  slowed Indonesias economic growth, Malaysia has
  become one of the wealthiest nations in Asia

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MALAYSIA

• Malaysia exports a tremendous amount of natural
  resources including rubber, oil, natural gas,
  tin, iron ore, and copper.

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MALAYSIA

• Malaysia has also become a leading manufacturer
  of high-technology goods such as microchips

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Malaysias constant economic growth has caused it
to become a target of resentment and anger in
South east Asia
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MALAYSIA

• Malaysias western-style capitalism has also led
  many in this strongly Muslim country to call for
  a return to more conservative view of Islam and
  rejection of Western ideas.