Hello fellows! Hope you all are doing good. Here’s another blog in the series “KNOW OUR WORLD”. In this blog, we’ll discuss a country that sits on the Ring of Fire & have some of the most active volcanoes in the world i.e; Indonesia
Indonesia lies in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It is classified as a newly industrialized country and consists of over seventeen thousand islands. Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world.
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Let’s have a look at some important aspects of the country-
- Official Name: Republic of Indonesia [Republik Indonesia
- Religion: Secular country [majority religion: Islam]
- National Anthem: Indonesia Raya [Great Indonesia]
- National Motto: Bhinneka Tunggal Ika [Unity in Diversity]
- National Philosophy: Pancasila or five principles, which are:
- Belief in The One and Only God
- A just and civilized humanity
- Unity of Indonesia
- Democracy led by collective wisdom in consultation/representation
- Social justice for all the people of Indonesia
- Language: Bahasa Indonesia [There are 700 other regional languages]
- Ethnic groups: Javanese, Sundanese, Indonesian (Malay), Madura
- Currency: Indonesian Rupiah [IDR]. One rupiah [Rp] is divided into 100 sen.
- National Emblem: Garuda Pancasila
- National Flower: Jasminum Sambac
- Flower of Charm: Moon orchid
- Rare Flower: Corpse Lily and Titan Arum
- National Tree: Weeping Fig / Benjamin Fig
- National leaf: Traveller’s tree / Traveller’s Palm
- National Animal: Komodo Dragon
- National Bird [also rare animal]: Javan Hawk-eagle
- Animal of Charm: Asian Arowana
- National Gem: Diamond
- National Flag:
- It’s a simple bicolour flag with a ratio of 2:3. The symbolism and colours have been interpreted in various ways. One of the interpretations is that red stands for courage and white stands for purity.
- Capital city: Jakarta
Geography:
Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country in the world with 17,504 islands.
- Land Borders: Malaysia [on Borneo island], Papua New Guinea [on the island of New Guinea], East Timor [on the island of Timor]
- Maritime borders: Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Palau, and Australia
- Large Island: Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and the Indonesian part of New Guinea
- Smallest Island: Adonara
- Largest administrative province (by area): Papua
- Smallest administrative province (by area): Special Capital Region of Jakarta
- Major mountain peaks: The country is predominantly mountainous with some 400 volcanoes, of which 100 are active. Puncak Jaya is the highest peak.
- Largest Lake: Lake Toba
Polity:
Indonesia is a republic with a presidential system
- President: Joko Widodo
- Vice President: Ma’ruf Amin
- First President: Sukarno
Some interesting facts:
- Indonesia is home to over 100 endangered animals.
- The Rafflesia Arnoldia, also known as the ‘corpse lily’, one of the world’s largest flowers mostly grow in Indonesia’s rainforests.
- Indonesia is the hottest spot on the Pacific Ring of Fire.
- Lake Toba is the world’s biggest natural, volcanic lake and is located inside a super-volcano in northern Sumatra in Indonesia.
- Indonesia has got the second-longest coastline in the world.
- Indonesia is the only place on earth to observe the Komodo dragon in the wild.
- Indonesia and Monaco have the same flag.
So, we’ll keep updating you with such interesting blogs so that you don’t face any difficulty in the competitive exams like SSC CHSL, NET JRF etc.
In the next blog we will be discussing important information about South Africa.
Stay tuned. All the best.
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