Indonesia
Republic of Indonesia
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About Indonesia
Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, has about 18.000 islands of which only 6000 are inhabited. It has a remarkable diversity in landscape, wildlife and culture. Bali, the ‘Island of the Gods’ with its elegant temples and smiling people; Komodo the home to the famous Komodo dragon; Java, with the fabulous Hindu complex of Borobudur and Yogyakarta as the centre of Javanese art and culture; Sumatra with its volcanoes, hot springs, lakes, rivers and jungles with elephants, tigers, rhinos, orang-utans and tapirs; Irian Jaya the western half of the island of New Guinea, with mountains, forests, swamps, an almost impenetrable wilderness; these are just a few examples of the diversity Indonesia can offer the world traveler.
Top destinations in Indonesia
Cities in Indonesia
- Ambon
- Balikpapan
- Bandar Lampung
- Bandung
- Banjarmasin
- Denpasar
- Jakarta
- Jayapura
- Kupang
- Makasar
- Malang
- Manado
- Manokwari
- Mataram
- Medan
- Old Banten
- Padang
- Palembang
- Palembang
- Pekan Baru
- Pontianak
- Samarinda
- Semarang
- Serang
- Surabaya
- Surakarta
- Yogyakarta
General information
- Capital: Jakarta
- Language: Bahasa Indonesia (official), English, Dutch, local dialects like Javanese
- Climate: Tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
- Timezone: UTC+7 to +9
- Currency: 1 Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)
- Electricity plugs: c f g (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 241,973,879 (July 2005 est.)
- Interl. accesscode +62
- Toplevel domain .id
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Good to know
Indonesian citizens see themselves along its many ethnicities, clans and tribes with a big diversity in cultural aspects. Famous are the Javanese and Balinese dances, wayang kulit shadow theatre, and batik and the ikat cloth that can be found on several islands.
Religion: Muslim 88%, Christian 8%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1%
National holiday: Independence Day, 17 August (1945)
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