Indonesia History, Indonesia at the Olympics, Geographical Society, Currency and Population.

Indonesia is a country which is situated in the Southeast Asia. Indonesia is the biggest archipelago state of the world. The country comprises of the 17,508 islands. It is a republican country with the elected president and parliament. The country Indonesia shared its border with the Malaysia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea.

Previous Olympics Records Medals:

Till date the country has won the 5 Gold Meals, 6 Silver medals and 6 bronze medals in the Summer Olympics and has not won any single medal in the Winter Olympics.

Etymology of Indonesia:

The name of the country has been derived from the Latin word Indus which means India and the Greek word nesos means the island. The name of the country dated back from the 18th century, predating far the establishment of the free Indonesia. The George Earl who was the English ethnologist, in the year 1850 proposed terms Indunesians and his preference, Malayunesians- for the population of the Indian Archipelago or Malayan Archipelago.

History of Indonesia:

The fossilized ruins of the Homo erectus which are famously known as Java man, suggests that the archipelago of the country was populated 2 million to the 500,000 years ago. The people of the Austronesian forms majority of contemporary population migrated to the South East Asia from the Taiwan. The conditions of the perfect agriculture and mastering of the wet-field rice cultivation as early to the 18 century BCE, which has allowed the small kingdoms, villages and towns to flourish by 1st century CE.

Demographics of Indonesia:

Many Indonesians are the descendant from the Austronesian, who are originated from the Taiwan. Other main groups are the Melanesians, who had populated the eastern Indonesia. Approximately there are 300 different native ethnicities in the country and 742 dialects and the different languages.

Government and Policies of Indonesia:

The country is republic with the presidential system. As unitary state, the power is intended in national government. In the year 1998, following resignation of President Suharto, the governmental and political structure of the country has revamped the legislative and the judicial branches. The president of the country is commander- in- chief, head of state of Indonesian Armed Forces and also the director of the foreign affairs, domestic governance and the policy making.

Culture of Indonesia:

The country has approximately 300 racial groups, each of them with the development of the cultural difference from many centuries and is influenced by the Chinese, European, Indian, Malay and the Arabic sources. The sports in the country are usually male- oriented and the spectator games are usually associated with the illegal gambling.

Economy of Indonesia:

The estimated GDP of the country of the year 2007 is US$ 408 billion. The projected nominal of the per capita GDP for the year 2007 is US$ 1,812 and the per capita GDP was US$ 4,616. The main industries in the country includes the:

The main agricultural products includes the:

Infrastructure of Indonesia:

The country has fairly very effective infrastructure and telecommunications, particularly the roads. There are near about 446 airports throughout the country but only 127 have the paved runway. Some of the important ports includes the:

Education of Indonesia:

Previously the education in country is responsibility of ministry of the education and culture of the country. In the country it is compulsory for every citizen to have the education up to 9 years, 6 years at the basic level and 3 years in the middle school.

Neighbor Countries of Indonesia:

The neighboring countries to Indonesia are:

Geographical Settings of Indonesia:

The country consists of the 17,508 islands out of which the 6,000 of them are populated. These are scattered on both sides of equator. The country consists of the total area of the 1,919,440 sq km. The 5 biggest islands in the country are:

Independence for Indonesia:

The country got independence on August 17, 1945 formerly from the Dutch East Indies.

Capital City of Indonesia:

The capital of the country is Jakarta which is the largest city in the entire country.

Currency of Indonesia:

The currency of the country is Rupiah. The currency in Indonesia is controlled and issued by Bank of Indonesia.

Country Famous For:

The country Indonesia is famous for the:

Total population in Indonesia:

According to the census of the year 2000, the total population of the country is 206,264,595 which placed it at number 4th among the category of the 193 most populated countries in the entire country.