About Indonesia

My previous attempt to review in advance of the brief history Indonesia. Republik Indonesia or Indonesia is one of the countries in Southeast Asia, which is crossed by the equator, is between the continents of Asia and Australia as well as between the Pacific and Indian Ocean.

Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic country consisting of 17,508 islands, therefore he is called also as the Nusantara (Archipelago Between). Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world, with a population of approximately 375 million people in 2008. Indonesia is a republic, the House of Representatives, Regional Representatives Council and the President who is directly elected. Is the country's capital Jakarta.

Indonesia is bordered by Malaysia on Borneo island, with Papua New Guinea on the island of Papua, and Timor Leste in the Timor Island. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, Philippines, Australia, and the unity of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.

Indonesia consists of distinct ethnic, linguistic and religious differences. The Javanese are the largest ethnic group and most politically dominant. Indonesia's national motto, "Unity in Diversity" ("Different but one"), articulates the diversity that shapes the country so interwoven harmony between different ethnic or religious. Besides having a dense population and vast territory, Indonesia has a natural area that supports the level of biodiversity in the world's second largest.

Motto: Unity in Diversity
Old Javanese: "Different but One")
National ideology: Pancasila
Anthem: Indonesia Raya
Capital City: Jakarta
6 ° 10.5 'S 106 ° 49.7' E / 6175 ° S 106.8283 ° E
Indonesian official language
Government of the Republic presidential
 - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
 - Vice President Boediono
 - Assembly Speaker Taufiq Kiemas
 - Speaker of the House Marzuki Alie
 - Chairman of DPD Irman Gusman
Independence from the Netherlands
 - Proclaimed August 17, 1945
 - Recognized (as RIS), December 27, 1949
 - Back to RI August 17, 1950
Size
 - Total 1,904,569 km2 (15)
 - Water (%) 4.85%
Population
 - Estimated June 19, 2009 230 472 833 [1] (4)
 - Census 2010 237.556.363 [2]
 - Density 124/km2 (84)
Rupiah (USD) (AUD)
Time zone WIB (+7), WITA (+8), WIT (+9)

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