IndonesiaBhinneka Tunggal Ika

History & Fast Facts:• The world’s largest archipelago with over 17,000 islands. However, only 9,000 islands are

inhabited include 5 big islands: Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes, and Papua.• Indonesia has over 491 ethnic groups, who speak 567 different languages or dialects. The

national language: Bahasa Indonesia.

• Indonesia is the fourth most populated country in the world with a population of 238 million people (2005) living on an area of 1,904,443 km2.• Indonesia stretches 5,100 km along the

equator (one-sixth of the circumference of the earth) between Australia and Asia and is bordered by the Pacific and Indian Oceans at the Equator.

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Social & Cultures

Nias Ceremonial Stone Jump ‘Sungkem’

traditionin most Indonesian family structure

Environmental Issues Fast Fact

• 30 % mangrove forest in the world exist in Indonesia

• Center of the world's tropical biodiversity: 18% coral reefs in the world exist in Indonesia, and 70% type of species of the coral reefs exist in Indonesia.

• As the largest archipelago country, Indonesia is the center of world’s marine biodiversity.

• Approximately 4,000 species are found in the Indonesian waters, including over 25% of the planet's fish species.

• Biggest gold mining in the world is located in Papua, Indonesia (Grasberg mine).

• Indonesia has uranium reserved that estimated will be lasting for next 150 years.

Environmental Issues

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