4. • Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 17,508 islands and only
only 6,000 islands are inhabited.
• It has 34 provinces and population over 238 millions (density: 2,345 per sq. mil)
• The world fourth most populous country
• Has more than 300 ethnic groups and traditional languages
• Capital city: Jakarta
• Border with Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Malaysia
• Independence Day: 17 August 1945
• Official Language: Indonesian
• Flag: red (top) and white (bottom)
• National Anthem: Indonesia Raya
5. • Official Language: Indonesian
It is a modified version of Malay
• More than 700 regional languages are spoken in Indonesia
• About 50 millions people speak Indonesian as their first
language and 180 millions people speak it as a second
language.
