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Indonesia Culture, Geography and History

Geography and Environment of Indonesia

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An archipelago of over 17,000 islands, Indonesia works its way across several oceans, beginning with the island of Sumatra in the West and stretching to Irian Jaya in the East. In between, Indonesia includes a sizeable part of Borneo, as well as larger islands such as Java, Bali and Sulawesi. With such a broad selection of islands, Indonesia encompasses a variety of landscapes such as: thick tropical jungle, fertile rice fields, grasslands and volcanic mountain ranges. Indonesia’s ecosystems are full of a rich variety of flora and fauna including the very rare Sumatran tiger and elephant, the Javan rhino and the fierce Komodo Dragon. Indonesia is also famous for its incredible beaches and marine life. With thousands of kilometres of reefs, beaches, bays and lagoons, Indonesia is a diver's paradise.


History and Government of Indonesia


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Recommended Reading

  • A House in Bali - Colin McPhee
  • A Short History of Bali: Indonesia's Hindu Realm - Robert Pringle
  • A Little Bit One O'Clock: Living with a Balinese Family - William Ingram
  • The Year of Living Dangerously - Christopher Koch
  • This Earth of Mankind - Pramoedya Ananta Toer

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Indonesia at a glance

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  • Jakarta (population 9.2 million)
  • 242.9 million
  • Indonesian
  • IDR
  • (GMT+07:00) Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta
  • Type C (European 2-pin), Type F (German 2-pin, side clip earth), Type G (Irish/British 3-pin)
  • +62

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