Indonesia is the largest archipelago country in the world, has 17,508 islands. Indonesia 6 degrees north latitude and 11 degrees south latitude and 97 degrees to 141 degrees east longitude and is located between two continents, particularly in Asia and Australia / Oceania. This is a great strategic location in the cultural, social, political and economic development.Spread throughout the territory of Indonesia, 3977 miles between the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. When the waters between the islands be connected, Indonesia menjadi1.9 million square miles,
Five main islands of Indonesia are Sumatra, Indonesia, with 473,606 square km, Java with an area of 132,107 square kilometers, Kalimantan (the third largest island in the world) with an area of 539,460 square km, Sulawesi, with 189,216 square kilometers and Papua, with an area of 421,981 square kilometers.
PROVINCE
Indonesia now has 33 provinces (including the Special Region 2 (DI) and a region (DKI). Second in the Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and Yogyakarta Special Region and its capital is the capital of Jakarta Special Region. Before 1999, East Timor is one of the provinces of Indonesia, which are then separated by a referendum in East Timor government.
List of Provinces of Indonesia
Sumatra
Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam | North Sumatra | West Sumatra | Bengkulu | Riau | Riau Islands | Jambi | South Sumatra | Lampung | Bangka islands Belita
Java
Jakarta | West Java | Banten | Central Java | Yogyakarta | East Java
Kalimantan
West Kalimantan | Central Kalimantan | South Kalimantan | East Kalimantan
Nusa Tenggara
Bali | West Nusa Tenggara | East Nusa Tenggara
Sulawesi
West Sulawesi | North Sulawesi | Central Sulawesi | South Sulawesi | South East Sulawesi | Gorontalo
Maluku and Papua
Maluku | North Maluku | West Papua | Papua
Indonesia consists of different tribes, religions and beliefs. There batak, Karo, Minangkabau, Malay in Sumatra, and so on. There are many recognized religions in Indonesia, the Islamic, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and even spirituality Konghucu now recognized. But most people prefer Indonesian Islam as a religion.
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