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Indonesia stands became a state on August 17, 1945 after independence from Dutch colonialism. Indonesia is the official name of Republic of Indonesia. The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta. However, in history, capital of Indonesia had moved to Yogyakarta (January 4, 1946-27 Desember 1949) and Bukit Tinggi (22 December 1948). Country's official language is Indonesian. Then, the Pancasila state ideology. Five were five and precepts are the basis. Thus, Pancasila is the Five Principles that became the main characteristic of the Republic of Indonesia. Flag of Indonesia consists of two red and white. Red symbolizes the courage and the white symbolizes purity.
Indonesia comes from the Greek word meaning indo 'India', and Nesos which means 'island'. So, Indonesia means 'islands of India'. The name Indonesia was first introduced by expert British ethnology, GR Logan, in 1850. In addition to the official name of Indonesia, is also frequently used other names such as the archipelago. This name derives from the Sanskrit language nusa 'island' and between 'related'. Thus, the archipelago means' the islands interlinked.
Geography
asia Indonesia south east is an archipelago with a length of 5120 km. The total area of ​​Indonesia is 1,919,440 km2. Until 2001, the islands of Indonesia amounted to 18 110. However, there are only five major islands that became the main islands, namely Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Papua. Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, located on the island of Java. Though not large, Bali was more famous in the world than the other islands in Indonesia.
Being situated at the equator or equatorial, tropical climate in Indonesia adalh. The average temperature is 26.8 per year. Rainfall in almost all parts of Indonesia is quite high, ranging between 200 cm. There are only two seasons in Indonesia, namely summer (April to August) and rainy season (September-March).
Because large parts of Indonesia, the time in Indonesia is divided into three parts of time. Western Indonesian Time (WIB) (GMT +7) covering Sumatra, Java, and Borneo?? @ West. Central Indonesian Time (WITA) (GMT +8) covers the western part of Borneo that are not, Bali, Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara. East Indonesia Time (WIT) (GMT +9) covers Maluku and Papua.
According to the data until the beginning of 2004, there are 32 provinces in Indonesia. Of the 32 provinces, there are 3 provinces that have a special category, namely the Special Capital Region (DKI) of Jakarta, Yogyakarta (DIY), and Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD). DKI Jakarta is the special province of the state capital. From the aspect of history, DIY is the special province as governor of this province is the title of King of Yogyakarta Sri Sultan Hamengku Bhuwono. Meanwhile, the NAD became a special province because of the history and Islamic law in the province.

 PopulationAccording to the estimate in July 2003, the population of Indonesia amounted to 234,893,453 people. The people who lived in Indonesia consists of hundreds of tribe or ethnicity. There are large ethnic and there is a small (To see a more complete ethnicity in Indonesia, please click here: ethnic in Indonesia). Ethnicity in Indonesia include Javanese, Sundanese, Madurese, Malay, Balinese, Minangkabau, Batak, Dayak, Bugis, and China. Because of the multiethnic state, the physical form of Indonesia vary by ethnicity.
Culture
Indonesia is a country that has a religion or religious tradition that is strong enough. There are five major religions in Indonesia, namely Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. In recent years, after 1998, Confucianism also began returning influence in Indonesia. Indonesian Culture also vary according to ethnicity. Culture includes many things, such as religious systems, law, architecture, medicine, food, and art.
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