Research about Indonesia - including cities, people, innovation, and the political structure.

1. Indonesia

2. Question # 1
What are some cities and
other places in Indonesia?

3. Cities People
Jakarta 8.5 million.
Surabaya 2.4 million.
Medan 1.8 million.
Bandung 1.7 million.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
http://www.geonames.org/ID/largest-cities-in-indonesia.html

4. The two biggest cities on the island of Java - Jakarta
and Surabaya - are hubs for clusters of fast-growing
“middleweight” cities.
http://www.mckinsey.com/global-themes/asia-pacific/understanding-the-diversity-of-indonesias-consumers

5. The coastline of Indonesia is over 54,000 km.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html

7. On Indonesia’s Sulawesi
Island, you can say hello
to tarsier. Their eyes are
as big as their stomachs,
and their heads can
rotate 360°.
https://www.factretriever.com/indonesia

8. Part # 2
Who live in Indonesia?

9. http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/indonesia-population/
More than 250 million live in Indonesia.
The population of is growing strongly.

10. People live on about 6,000 of the more than
17,500 islands which constitute Indonesia.
https://www.factretriever.com/indonesia
http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/wirtschaft/aktuell/die_aufstrebenden_konsumenten_im_visier_1.5714043.html

11. https://www.factretriever.com/indonesia

12. Almost everyone in Bali, an island east of Java, has
their teeth filed down.
Why? By filing down the teeth, the belief is that people
can prevent anger, confusion, jealousy, drunkenness,
desire, and greed.
https://www.factretriever.com/indonesia

13. Question # 3
What are some examples of
innovation and innovation
potential in Indonesia?

14. https://www.factretriever.com/indonesia
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703905404576164212551766804.html
Indonesian farmers began growing rice in the 7th century.
On average, every Indonesian eats more than 125 kg.
rice per year. That is more than 15 times as much as
Americans eat and twice as much as Japanese eat.

16. Indonesia is one of the world’s largest producers of
nutmeg, which is native to its Banda Islands.
Nutmeg is a classic ingredient in Danish meatballs.
https://www.factretriever.com/indonesia
https://youtu.be/8mq2YNC1qfQ

17. http://internetworldstats.com/asia.htm#id
There is a very large potential to help more people in
Indonesia get access to the Internet. Only about
half of the population use the Internet.

18. http://blogs.worldbank.org/education/five-ways-improve-parenting-education-indonesia
There is a dynamic and growing energy in Indonesia focusing on
parenting education, particularly for low-income families.
For example, parents may learn about how to communicate
well.

19. http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/mgi/research/asia/the_archipelago_economy, p. 67.
In Indonesia, solar energy is growing strongly.

20. Sugar palm factory making ethanol and sirup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtWp84htc18

22. Question # 4
How is the political
structure of Indonesia?

23. The president and vice president of Indonesia
are both selected by the vote of the citizens
for a term of 5 years.
http://www.123independenceday.com/indonesia/political-system.html

24. The parliament of Indonesia, Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat (MPR), has 2 chambers:
# 1: The People's Representative Council = the 'Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat' (DPR)
550 members, elected for a 5 year term.
The Regional Representatives Council = the 'Dewan Perwakilan Daerah' (DPD)
168 members.
http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=1471508731&Country=Indonesia&topic=Summary&subtopic=Political+structure

25. Independent monitoring groups have found that
elections in Indonesia are free and fair.
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/indonesia