•Indonesia “Unity in Diversity”• Independence from Netherlands august 17th 1945•17.508 Island .. 6,000 inhabited .. 5 big islands .. 33 province• Area land : 1.919.440 km2 = 735.355 sq mi water : 4.85 % .. World’s 16th largest country •Population (July 2009) : 206 million .. Density 125 /km2• world’s 4th most populous country .. World’s 1st largest population of muslim • shares land borders with Papua New guinea, East Timor n Malaysia neighboring countries Singapore, Philippines, n Australia

• BIOTA Indonesia's size, tropical climate, and archipelagic geography, support the world's second highest level of biodiversity after Brazil •Religion : Muslim 86.1 %, Christian 8.7 %, Hindu 3 %, Buddhist n others 1.8% •The official national language Indonesia, Most Indonesians speak at least one of the several hundreds local language (bahasa daerah)

•Indonesia has around 300 ethnic groups, each with cultural differences n influenced by Indian, Arabic, Chinese, Malay, and European sources•Traditional Culture : batik, ikat, songket (textile) .. Wayang kulit /leather puppet, wayang golek /wood puppet (performance)•Traditional Music : Gamelan, Keroncong n dangdut•Sport : Badminton n Football .. Traditional Sport : Sepak Takraw n Pencak silat

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