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Indonesia is an archipelago located in Southeast Asia between the Indian and Pacific oceans, consisting of over 17,000 islands, with a population of over 225 million people and a predominantly Muslim population. The country has a hot tropical climate and its economy relies heavily on agriculture and mining, with key exports including palm oil, rubber, and natural gas. Major islands include Java, Sumatra, Bali, and western New Guinea.
4. Formerly known as Dutch East Indies (Netherlands East Indies)
Used as early as 1884 (German Geographer)
Greek indos and nesos
Western Guinea (part of Indonesia)
Thousands of volcanic islands
Beaches, volcanoes, elephants, tigers and
Komodo dragons
Hot climate
Komodo dragons are the
heaviest lizards on Earth.
5. Archipelago
17,500 islands (7,000 inhabited)
Most populated country in Southeast Asia
4th largest Asian country
4th most populated country in the World
10. Islam (most dominant)
88%
Java and Sumatra
12th century – arrival of Muslim traders from
India
Between 12th and 15th centuries
Sumatra, Java, and Kalimantan
11. Christianity
Two main Christian divisions: Protestantism and Roman
Catholicism
Protestantism
16th century (Dutch East Indies Colonization)
Roman Catholicism
Portuguese arrival
Spice trading
12. Hinduism
earliest religion in Indonesia
1st century
Agama Hindu Dharma
No caste system
Local and ancestral spirits instead of rebirth and
reincarnation
Art and ritual instead of scriptures, laws and beliefs
15. At Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering
Thailand and northern onethird
of the island of Borneo, bordering
Indonesia, Brunei, and the South
China Sea, south of Vietnam
CAPITAL
16. Land Use
Climate
Tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to
February) monsoon
a) agricultural land: 23.2%
b) arable land 2.9%; permanent crops 19.4%; permanent
pasture 0.9%
c) forest: 62%
d) other: 14.8% (2011 est.)
17. People of Asia
Ethnic groups:
Malay 50.1%,
Chinese 22.6%,
indigenous 11.8%,
Indian 6.7%,
other 0.7%,
non-citizens 8.2% (2010 est.)
18. Islam
- 61.3% of the country
- Arab traders sailed to the
Malay archipelago as early as
the seventh century.
Buddhism
- 20% of the country
- Chinese Influence
- Nirvana
Hinduism
- 6.3% of the country
- Indian Influence
- Shaivite tradition
19. rubber, tin, palm oil, tropical
hardwoods, cocoa, and pepper.
petroleum, natural gas, and
manufactured items, especially
electronics and semiconductors
Peninsula Malaysia - rubber and oil
palm processing and manufacturing,
petroleum and natural gas, light
manufacturing, pharmaceuticals,
medical technology, electronics and
semiconductors, timber processing;
Sabah - logging,
petroleum and natural
gas production
20.
21. Lies at the tip of the Malay
Peninsula
Borders Malaysia, Indonesia,
and Brunei
Area: 248 square miles
(642 square kilometers)
Consists of the diamond-shaped
Singapore
Island and some 60 small islets
Like Vatican City, a Citystate)
23. One of the most religious countries in the world
Major religions:
Islam (Malay)
Hinduism (Indians)
Buddhism (Chinese)
Taoism (Chinese)
Folk religion (Chinese)
28. Climate Tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April);
southwest monsoon (May to October)
Land Use a.) agricultural land: 41% b.) arable land 18.2%; permanent
crops 17.8%; permanent pasture 5% c.) forest: 25.9% d.) other: 33.1%
(2011 est.)
29. Ethnic groups:
Tagalog 28.1%,
Cebuano 13.1%,
Ilocano 9%,
Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%,
Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%,
Bikol 6%,
Waray 3.4%,
other 25.3% (200 0 census)
Languages: Filipino (official;
based on Tagalog) and
English (official); eight major
dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano,
Ilocano, Hiligaynon or
Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray,
Pampango, and Pangasinan
30. Religions: Catholic 82.9%
(Roman Catholic 80.9%
Aglipayan 2%),
Muslim 5%,
Evangelical 2.8%,
Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%,
other Christian 4.5%,
other 1.8%,
unspecified 0.6%,
none 0.1% (2000 census)
31.
32. Southeastern Asia, along the northern coast of the
island of Borneo, bordering the South China Sea and
Malaysia
Population:
429,646 (July 2015 est.
Land Area:
5,265sq km
33. Climate :Tropical;
hot, humid, rainy
Land Use
a) agricultural land: 2.5%
b) b) arable land 0.8%;
permanent crops 1.1%;
permanent pasture 0.6%
a) c) forest: 71.8%
b) d) other: 25.7% (2011 est.)
34. Ethnic groups: Malay 65.7%, Chinese 10.3%, other indigenous 3.4%,
other 20.6% (2011 est.)
Languages: Malay (official), English, Chinese
dialects
35. Muslim (official) 78.8%,
Christian 8.7%,
Buddhist 7.8%, o
ther (includes indigenous beliefs)
4.7% (2011 est.)
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