Hi all my friends, how are you? Back again in my weekly journal. A few days ago, precisely on 17 August Indonesia celebrates its independence. At this time, Indonesia is already 72 years old. As a form of gratitude, this time I will tell a short story about Indonesia. Let's start.
Republic of Indonesia abbreviated RI or Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia, which is crossed by equator line and located between continent of Asia and Australia and between Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country in the world consisting of 17,508 islands, therefore it is also known as Nusantara (Antara Islands). The form of Indonesian government is a republic, with the House of Representatives, the Regional House of Representatives and the President elected directly. The state capital is Jakarta. Indonesia is bordered by Malaysia on the island of Borneo, with Papua New Guinea on the Island of Papua and with Timor Leste on Timor Island.
The history of Indonesia is much influenced by other nations. The archipelago has been an important trade area since at least the seventh century, when the Sriwijaya Kingdom established religious and trade relations with China and India. The Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms had grown in the early Christian centuries, followed by traders carrying Islam, as well as various European powers fighting to monopolize the trade of Maluku spices during the era of oceanic explorations. After being under Dutch colonialism, Indonesia declared its independence at the end of World War II. Furthermore, Indonesia gets various obstacles, threats and challenges from natural disaster, corruption, separatism, democratization process and period of rapid economic change.
From Sabang to Merauke, Indonesia consists of different tribes, languages and religions. The Javanese are the largest and most politically dominant ethnic group. The national motto of Indonesia, "Bhinneka single ika" ("Different but still one"), means the diversity that forms the country. In addition to having a large population and extensive population, Indonesia has a natural area that supports the second largest level of biodiversity in the world. Maybe just a story about Indonesia. Thank you for reading, see you next week.
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