Country : Indonesia
Capital : Jakarta
National Day: 17th August
National Anthem: Indonesia Raya
Language/s: Bahasa Indonesian – Over 700 indigenous languages
Currency: Indonesian Rupiah
Population: 253 million
Geography:
Location: 5o 00’ North Latitude 120o 00’ East Longitude
Archipelago – world’s largest – 17,000 islands
Area: 1,919,400 km2
Highest Mountain: Puncak Jaya 4,884m
Climate: Tropical. Yearly average 25- 27 degrees Celsius
Two distinct seasons – wet and dry
Natural Hazards: Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Volcanic eruptions – has 75% of the world’s active volcanoes
Landslides
Floods
Food Staple: Rice
Eating Utensils: Spoon/fork or right hand
Education: Compulsory from grade 1 – 9
Transport: Most people use motor cycle.
Native Animal/bird: Many indigenous animals including; Orang utan, tarsier, Javan/Sumatran rhinoceros, clouded leopard, Sumatran tiger, proboscious monkey, Asiatic elephant, babirus, sun bear & Komodo dragon.
Famous Building/s: Borobudur, Prambanan, Tanah Lot, Istiqlal Mosque
National Costume/colours: 300 ethnic groups with own traditional dress. National colours red &white
Games/dance: Cockfighting
Bull-racing
Stone jumping
Pencat Silat – traditional dance and martial arts
Sepak takraw – ball game
Congklak – strategy game
Lanyang-layang – kite flying
Egrang – walking on stilts
Interesting Fact/s: 1815 – world’s most powerful volcanic eruption – Mount Tambora
Home of world’s oldest skeleton – Java man – ‘homo erectus’
Java is the world’s most populous island
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