Getting To Know Indonesia!

 I've always wondered what's in Indonesia , what does it contain, how is it, etc. We always ask ourseves these questions about any country, but never really answer them. Now, starting this project I'm excited to learn more about it and let others know as well. So let's start this new adventure!

    Indonesia is an archipelago between the Indian and Pacific Ocean in South Eastern Asia. It's area is 1,904,569 sq km, which is less than 3 times the size of Texas! It's climate is tropical and is moderate in the highlands. It's mostly coastal lowlands and larger islands have interior mountains.
    Natural disasters that occur our floods, severe droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes,volcanoes and forest fires. Indonesia's environmental issues are deforestation, water pollution, sewage, air pollution in urban areas and smoke and hazes because of the forest fires.

Indonesia's population: 245,613,043                                       

Government type: Republic

In Indonesia, people age 15 and older can read and write. In the total population 90.4% can write and read, 94% being male and 86.8% female. The school age expenctancy is 13 years old.

In this country, the languages spoken are Bahasa Indonesia, English , Dutch and local dialects.

Their religions include: Muslim- 86.1% of the population, Protestan- 5.7%,Roman Catholic- 3%,
  Hindu- 1.8%, and other or unspecified 3.4%.

Birth Rate- 18.1 births
Death Rate-6.25 deaths
Life Expectancy-71.33 years old, 68.8 years old in males and 73.99 years old in females.

Indonesia has many Ethnic groups including:

•  Javanese- 40.6% of the population
•  Sundanese-15%
•  Madurese-3.3%
•  Minangkabau- 2.7%
•  Betawi- 2.4%
•  Bugis- 2.4%
•  Banten- 2%
•  Banjar- 1.7%
•  other or unspecified- 29.9%

        It's legal system is based on the Roman- Dutch law and has been modified by indigenous concepts, new criminal procedures and election codes. It's suffrage is that you have to be 17 years old both universal and married people.
    The Unemployment in Indonesia is 7.1% in 2010 and it's population below the poverty line is 13.33%.
Indonesia's Industries include petroleum and natural gas, textiles, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, food and tourism.

 Indonesia has internet and media communications among others. About 33.958 million use the main land telephone and 159.248 million use the mobile phone alone! They also have 20 million internet users and 1.269 host. Their media mostly consist of the public radio, satellite and cable TV systems, and more than 100 local TV stations.

In the military service, Indonesians have to be 18 years old for selective cumpulsory and voluntary service. They also have a 2 year conscript service obligation with a reserve obligation to the age of 45 for officers and its only for Indonesian citizens.

  
      An interesting fact about Indonesia is that did you know that they have stated a foreign  policy objective of establishing stable fixed land and maritime boundaries with other countries. Also That about 200,00-350,000 are Internally Displaced Persons(IDP) and that illicit drugs their are the producers of cannabis for domestic use and producer of ecstasy and methaphetamine. I for one sure didn't know.
                                            
  Well that's all I have of Indonesia, but stay close because there's more to come!

CIA World Factbook


Indonesia! Look how pretty it is!!