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Monday, September 5, 2011

Interesting Facts about Indonesia

Fact #1:
Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world (237 million people).

Fact #2:
Indonesia is made up of 17,508 islands. About 6000 of them are inhabited by people.

Fact #3:
Being located in the tropical zone, Indonesia only has two seasons of the year, dry and rainy season.

Fact #4:
Almost 50% of the Indonesian population live on US$2 a day.

Fact #5:
Indonesia has the world's largest population of Muslims.

Fact #6:
The largest islands of Indonesia are: Java, Sumatra, New Guinea, Sulawesi, and Kalimantan.

Fact #7:
Indonesia is also known as the world’s 16th largest country based on the total land area in Indonesia.
Fact #8:
Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia remains to be the 11th largest city in the world and is also densely populated.
Fact #9:
Of the ten largest islands found in the world, Indonesia boasts of three that belong to its list: Sumatra, Kalimantan (Borneo), and Papua.
Fact #10:
Sumatra is the sixth largest island in the whole world and also the 5th highest island in the world.

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