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Indonesia
By Mimi
Geography
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Indonesia is located
north west of Australia.
17,500 islands make up Indonesia and over 6,000
of them are inhabited.
There are about eight main islands which make up
Indonesia. Java, Sumatra, Bali, Nusa Tenggara,
Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua. The five
largest cities in Indonesia are Jakarta, Surabaya,
Bandung, Medan and Semarang.
The capital city of Indonesia is Jakarta. It is located
on the island of Java with a population of around
10,187,595 (Nov 2011).
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The population of Indonesia is 240 million.
Indonesia lies in the area known as “the ring of fire” and is one of
the worlds most volcanic regions.
In Indonesia there are 129 active volcanoes and 300 dormant
volcanoes. The most active volcanoes are Kelut and Merapi
they are found on the island of Java.
Most of the islands that make up Indonesia have volcanic
mountain ranges, Gunung is the Indonesia word for mountain.
The largest mountain in Indonesia is Mount Puncak Jaya, it is
4,884 meters high and located in Papua.
There are hundreds of rivers in Indonesia. The largest river flows
through Kalimantan on the Borneo island. The Kapuas River is
1,143kms long.
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The name of the currency in Indonesian is rupiah.
$1.00 Australian Dollar = $10,185.74 Indonesia
rupiah
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The main export product from Indonesia is oil, gas,
rice, plywood, textiles and rubber.
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Most of Indonesia is covered in rainforests. 40,000
different species of plants are found in these
rainforests like coconut palms, Nutmeg trees and
Eucalyptus. Indonesia has some of the most
strangest plants ever and one of the biggest in the
world, the Rafflesia Arnoldii.
Environment
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There are lots of wildlife found in Indonesia. There is
about 813 species of wildlife in Indonesia that can not
be found in another country but most of these animals
are going to be extinct if Indonesia doesn’t stop ruining
their habitats.
The Climate in Indonesia is hot and humid throughout
the year but can become very rainy. Instead of having
four seasons like Australia they have only two, a dry and
a wet season. The dry season runs from May to October
and the wet season runs from November to April.
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There are over 300 ethnic groups in Indonesia some of
the different ethnic groups are Javanese, Sudanese,
Madurese, Minangkabau, Betawi, Bugis and Banten.
Some of the typical foods in Indonesia are lots of rice,
fruits, meats, noodles, sauces, curries and soups. Nashi
Goreng is a very traditional dish.
The name of the two legends/stories are Sura and Baya.
Sura is a shark and Baya is a crocodile. To read about
the story go to the next slide.
There are 700 languages that are spoken in Indonesia.
Most of the states have their own sort of language.
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A long time ago in East Java there were two strong animals, Sura and Baya. Sura was a shark and Baya was a
crocodile. They lived in the sea. Actually, they were friends. But when they were hungry, they were very greedy.
They did not want to share their food. They would fight for it and never stop fighting until one of them gave up.
It was a very hot day. Sura and Baya were looking for some food. Suddenly, Baya saw a goat.
“Yummy, this is my lunch,” said Baya.
“No way! This is my lunch. You are greedy! I had not eaten for two days!” said Sura.
Then Sura and Baya fought again. After several hours, they were very tired. Sura had a plan to stop their bad
behavior.
“I’m tired of fighting, Baya,” said Sura.
“Me too. What should we do to stop fighting? Do you have any idea?” asked Baya.
“Yes, I do. Let’s share our territory. I live in the water, so I look for food in the sea. And you live on the land, right?
So, you look for the food also on the land. The border is the beach, so we will never meet again. Do you agree?”
asked Sura.
“Hmm... let me think about it. OK, I agree. From today, I will never go to the sea again. My place is on the land,”
said Baya.
Then they both lived in the different places. But one day, Sura went to the land and looked for some food in the
river. He was very hungry and there was not much food in the sea. Baya was very angry when he knew that Sura
broke the promise.
“Hey, what are you doing here? This is my place. Your place is in the sea!”
“But, there is water in the river, right? So, this is also my place!” said Sura.
Then Sura and Baya fought again. They both hit each other. Sura bite Baya's tail. Baya did the same thing to Sura.
He bit very hard until Sura finally gave up. He went back to the sea. Baya was very happy. He had his place
again.
The place where they were fighting was a mess. Blood was everywhere. People then always talked about the
fight between Sura and Baya. They then named the place of the fight as Surabaya, it’s from Sura the shark and
Baya the crocodile. People also put their war as the symbol of Surabaya city. ***
The
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The Europeans first arrived at Indonesia in the 16th
century. The Dutch then arrived in 1602 and ruled the
Indonesia for more than 300 years. In 1942 the Japanese
arrived and ruled for three years.
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Indonesia gained its independence in 1945.
Religion
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“Empat agama utama” means “the four main religions”
The four main religions in Indonesia are Hinduism, Buddhism,
Islam and Christianity and they all play an important part in
Indonesia.
Buddhism is the second oldest religion in Indonesia and arrived
around the 16th century.
Hinduism can be referred as “Agama Hindu Dharma”. This
religion focuses more on art and ritual.
Islam is Indonesia’s most popular religion.
Christianity is the second largest religion in Indonesia.
Bibliography
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http://www.google.com.au/images/Indonesia+map
http://www.mapsofworld.com/pages/fast-facts/indonesia/
Nations of the world Indonesia, Pgs 13-14
Indonesia Life, Land and Culture- The islands, Pgs 6-9
http://www.google.com.au/image-rafflesia arnoldii
http://wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_volcanoes_in_Indonesia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta
www.profauna.net › Home › About ProFauna
www.skwirk.com.au/.../climate.../climate.../indonesia.../indone
sia-s-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Indonesia
www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Religion_in_Indonesia