Indonesia

INDONESIA

Capital city :Jakarta

Official languages : Indonesian

Republican presidential administration

- Indonesia's President : Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

- Vice President : Boediono

- Chairman of the Assembly : Taufiq Kiemas

- House Speaker : Marzuki Alie

- Chairman of DPD : Irman Gusman

Independence from the Netherlands

- Proclaimed : August 17, 1945

- Recognized (as RIS) : December 27, 1949

- Return to the RI : August 17, 1950

Wide

- Total : 1,904,569 km2

- Water (%) : 4.85%

Population

- Estimated June 19, 2009 : 230 472 833

- Census 2010 : 237.556.363

- Density : 124/km2

GDP (CLA) Estimated 2009

- Total : Rp. 8.576 trillion (U.S. $ 909 billion) [3]

Internet domain name : Id

Calling code : +62

Republic of Indonesia Indonesia is the abbreviated RI or Southeast Asian countries, which are crossed at the equator and located between Asia and Australia and between the Pacific and Indian Ocean. Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic country consisting of 17,508 islands, therefore it is also known as the Nusantara (Island of). With a population of 222 million people in 2006, Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous and the most populous Muslim country in the world, although not officially Islamic country. Indonesia is a republic, the House of Representatives, the Regional Representative Council and the President is elected directly. Is the country's capital Jakarta.Indonesia borders with Malaysia on Borneo island, with Papua New Guinea on the island of Papua, and Timor Leste in the Timor Island. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, Philippines, Australia, and union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

History of Indonesia has been influenced by other nations.Indonesian archipelago became an important trade region since at least the 7th century, when the kingdom of Sriwijaya in Palembang, religion and trade relations with China and India. Kingdoms of the Hindus and Buddhists have been growing at the beginning of the century AD, followed by the traders who brought the Islamic religion, and various European powers fought one another to monopolize the Maluku spice trade during the era of ocean exploration. Once under Dutch rule, Indonesia which was then called the Dutch East Indies declared its independence at the end of World War II. Furthermore, Indonesia had a variety of obstacles, threats and challenges of natural disasters, corruption, separatism, a democratization process and the period of rapid economic change.

From Sabang to Merauke, Indonesia consists of many different tribes, different languages and religions. The Javanese are the largest ethnic group and most politically dominant. Indonesia's national motto,"BHINEKA TUNGGAL IKA" articulates the diversity that shapes the country. Besides having a dense population and vast territory, Indonesia has a natural area that supports the level of biodiversity in the world's second largest.