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February 2nd, 2010 - 4:50 pm § in Uncategorized
History of Indonesia
Fossilized remains of Homo erectus, popularly known as the “Java Man“, suggest that the Indonesian archipelago was inhabited two million to 500,000 years ago.[12] Austronesian people, who form the majority of the modern population, migrated to South East Asia from Taiwan. They arrived in[...]
February 2nd, 2010 - 4:37 pm § in Uncategorized
Etymology of Indonesia
The name Indonesia derives from the Latin Indus, meaning “India”, and the Greek nesos, meaning “island”.[6] The name dates to the 18th century, far predating the formation of independent Indonesia.[7] In 1850, George Earl, an English ethnologist, proposed the terms Indunesian[...]
February 2nd, 2010 - 4:12 pm § in Uncategorized
Diversity of Indonesia
Across its many islands, Indonesia consists of distinct ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups. The Javanese are the largest and most politically dominant ethnic group. Indonesia has developed a shared identity defined by a national language, ethnic diversity, religious pluralism within a majority[...]
Republic of Indonesia
The Republic of Indonesia (pronounced /ˌɪndoʊˈniːziə/ or /ˌɪndəˈniːʒə/) (Indonesian: Republik Indonesia) is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia comprises 17,508 islands. With a population of around 230 million people, it is the world’s fourth most populous country, [...]