Indonesia By Minapre Yates

Map of Indonesia

Geography Indonesia is North West in location compared to Australia. 17,508 islands make up Indonesia, and 6,000 of them are inhabited. The islands names are Java, Bali, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Papua, Papua Barat, Nusa Tenggara, Kalimantan and Maluku. Some of the main cities are Jakarta, Bandung & Bekasi. Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia, it is located in Java. The population is 242,325,638. The highest mountain in Indonesia is Puncak Jaya. The largest lake in Indonesia is Lake Toba.

EconomyThe currency of Indonesia is Rupiah. Their top 10 main export products are: shrimps, coffee, CPO, cacao, rubber & rubber products, textile & garment, footwear, electronics, motorcycle components & furniture.

Environment There are 381 mammal species, 173 of which are endemic to Indonesia, 771 bird species, 146 of which are endemic to Indonesia, 449 reptile and amphibian species, 249 of which are endemic, and there are over 1000 species of fish, and there were 200 new species found in the past 10 years.

Environment There are around 28,000 kinds of flowers in Indonesia, 2500 of them are consisting of orchids, 6000 traditional medicine plants, 1The wildlife in Indonesia has a very high level of biodiversity. Indonesia is divided in to two ecological pieces. The western Indonesia is has a lot of Asian fauna (wildlife) and the eastern Indonesia is more Australasia. 22 species of bamboo and over 350 species of ratan.

CultureThe largest ethnic group in Indonesia is the Javanese, taking up 41% of the total population. The Sudanese, Madurese and Malay are the next largest ethnic groups of Indonesia. Some of the typical foods of Indonesia are Ayam Kalasan, Alam Taliwang, Bakwan Malang, Mie Bakso, Betutu, Bubur Ayam, Cakalang Fufu and Cap Cai.

CultureTwo of the legends in Indonesia are the story of the Mouse Deer (a mouse sized dear, but with a bigger body and smaller head) & the legend of Hikayat Hang Tuah. There are over 250 languages spoken in Indonesia, the main one is Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)

History & Religion The two countries that ruled over Indonesia were the Netherlands (the Dutch) and Japan (the Japanese) From 1945- 1948 Indonesia gained its independence; as the Dutch and Japanese left Indonesia.

The four main religions of Indonesia are Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Roman Catholicism.

Bibliographyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page-Wikipedia http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107634.html-Site about Indonesia