2. •In between indian and Pacific
Ocean and lies in the ring of fire.
•Made up of 5 main islands:
Sumatra,Java,Sulawesi,Kalimantan,
Irian Jaya
•Composed of 17,508 islands, only
6,000 are inhabited.
•Indonesia is a tropical rain forest
•Contains 25% of the worlds corral
reef.
•Its natural resources include
petroleum, tin, natural
gas, nickel, lumber,, bauxile, coppe
r, fertile soils, coal, gold, and silver.
•There is 45-120 inches of rain per
year.
3. •86% of the population is Muslim, the rest are
Christian, Buddhist, or Hindu.
•80% o people in Bali are Hindu.
•Population=250,000,000
•Indonesia is the 4th most populated country in the
world. Half the population lives on the island Java.
•Spices, coconut milk, fish, and chicken are common
ingredients in Indonesian food.
•Exports oil and gas, eletrical appliances, plywood,
and textiles.
•Indusrty= rice, tapioca, peanuts rubber, and poultry
•The nation speaks more than 400 languages, it is
very culturally diverse.
•The country sports are batminton which compete
well in olympics and soccer.
4. People and Culture 2
Indoneisan cuisin varies by region and is based on Chinsese, Middle
Eastern, and Indian cultures.
Most of the architecture are mostly Indian but modernly they have
Chinese, Arab and European influences.
For tribal warefare mock fighting are held and their style are called
Pencak Silat the Indonesian martial art.
Men are considered the head of the household but parental authority
are shared equally.
For the most part women and men have the same rights to divorce.
According to a 2003 survey 25% of women who are married agreed to
beating from a husband when she: burns food, argues with him, goes
out without telling him, neglects the children, or refuses to have sex.
5. Bali Surfing and Tourism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE84nZps8aY
6. Batak House
There are around 400 different
languages each having their
own culture.
7. •Was colonized by the dutch until 1945 after world war 2 when
Soekarno, the independence leader, became the first president.
•Suharto the succesor of soekarno secured the economy and brought
stability to the country.
•Indonesia annexes East Timor in the year 1975, they invaded it and
seized the territory.
•Rioting, bombing, and unrest occurred because Abdurrahman Wahid
was elected.
•Terrorists attacks Bali nightclub and kills 200 people in 2002.
•In december 26, 2004 a magnitude of 9.0 earthquake hit, creating a
tsunami that devastated 6,000 people.
8. Wildlife
Contains almost 1/3 of the worlds insect species.
More than 1/3 of the worlds bird species is found there
aswell.
There are only 125 square miles of nature reserve.
Much of the natural rainfores is being threatened
through logging, plantations, and expanding
farmland.
Huge on illegal trafficking of animals thoughout the
world.
10. Komodo Dragon
They live on the islands of
Komodo, Rinca and other
tiny surrounding islands.
11. Government
Indonesia is a republic with a presidential system.
They have executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
The highest representative body at national level is the
People’s Consultative Assembly.
This assembly has the power to impeach the president.
They assembly is divided into two branches: the
people representative counsel and the regional
representative counsel.
They have a supreme court, which is the highest court.
