INDONESIA IS NUSANTARA

Indonesia is one country in southeast asia that has a rich culture of the island and a very diverse ragam. Islands in Indonesia according to data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia in 2004 was as much as 17,504 units. 7870 of them already have names, while the 9634 does not have a name. From situated at the equator and located between Asia and Australia and between the Pacific and Indian Ocean. Because it lies between two continents and two oceans, he also called Nusantara (Archipelago Between). Consists of 17,508 islands, Indonesia is the largest archipelago country in the world. With a population of 222 million people in 2006, [4] Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and the country's largest Muslim population in the world, although officially it is not an Islamic state. Form of government of Indonesia is a republic, the House of Representatives and the president directly elected. Jakarta is the capital city. Indonesia is bordered by Malaysia on Borneo island, with Papua New Guinea on the island of Papua and East Timor on the island of Timor. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, Philippines, Australia, and the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.




Indonesian history has been influenced by other nations. Indonesian archipelago became an important trade region since at least since the 7th century, when the Srivijaya Kingdom religious relations and trade with China and India. Kingdoms of Hinduism and Buddhism have developed in the early centuries AD, followed by the traders who brought Islam, and various European powers fought one another to monopolize the spice trade in the Moluccas during the era of ocean exploration. After about 350 years of Dutch rule, Indonesia declared its independence at the end of World War II. Indonesia next challenged by natural disasters, corruption, separatism, the process of democratization and the period of rapid economic change.

From Sabang to Merauke, Indonesia consists of various ethnic, linguistic and religious differences. The Javanese are the largest ethnic group and most politically dominant. Indonesia's national motto, "Diversity single ika" ( "Diversity remains one"), means the diversity that shapes the country. Besides having a large population and a dense region, Indonesia has a natural area that supports the level of biodiversity in the world's second largest.

From Sabang to Merauke, Indonesia consists of various ethnic, linguistic and religious differences. The Javanese are the largest ethnic group and most politically dominant. Indonesia's national motto, "Diversity single ika" ( "Diversity remains one"), means the diversity that shapes the country. Besides having a large population and a dense region, Indonesia has a natural area that supports the level of biodiversity in the world's second largest.

Can Indonesia preserve and protect the natural wealth, culture, arts and traditions are there?