Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia, which is located on the equator and located between the continents of Asia and Australia and between the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. Because the location of Indonesia which is located between two continents and two oceans, it is also known as Nusantara. Comprising 17,508 islands, Indonesia is an archipelago in the world. With a population of 222 million people in 2006, Indonesia is the fourth largest country in the world. Although it is not an Islamic country, Indonesia is the largest a Moslem country in the world. Form of government is republican, with a president elected directly and Jakarta is the capital. Indonesia borders with Malaysia on the island of Kalimantan, with Papua New Guinea on the island of Papua, and East Timor on the island of Timor. Neighboring countries are Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, and unity Nikobar and the Andaman Islands in India.
History of Indonesia is affected by many other countries. The Indonesian archipelago became important trade region since at least a century since the 7th, when the kingdom of Sriwijaya in the relationship and trade with China and India. Hindu and Buddhist kingdom has been growing in the early centuries of Christian era, followed by the traders who brought Islam and various European forces fight each other to monopolize trade spices Maluku during the era of ocean exploration. 350 years after the Dutch colony, Indonesia declares independence at the end of World War II. Then get a challenge from Indonesian natural disaster, corruption, separatism, the democratization process and the period of rapid economic change.
History of Indonesia is affected by many other countries. The Indonesian archipelago became important trade region since at least a century since the 7th, when the kingdom of Sriwijaya in the relationship and trade with China and India. Hindu and Buddhist kingdom has been growing in the early centuries of Christian era, followed by the traders who brought Islam and various European forces fight each other to monopolize trade spices Maluku during the era of ocean exploration. 350 years after the Dutch colony, Indonesia declares independence at the end of World War II. Then get a challenge from Indonesian natural disaster, corruption, separatism, the democratization process and the period of rapid economic change.
From Sabang to Merauke, Indonesia consists of various ethnic, languages and religions are different. Java is a group of tribes and ethnic politics the most dominant. Indonesia's national motto is, "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" (“Different backgrounds but one"), the diversity that make up the country. In addition has a population of large and dense areas, India has a natural area that supports the level of biodiversity the second largest in the world.
