Indonesia | History, Flag, Map, Capital, Language, Religion, & Facts
WEB2 days ago · Indonesia, country located off the coast of mainland Southeast Asia in the Indian and Pacific oceans. The most populous country in Southeast Asia and the fourth most populous in the world, Indonesia is situated on an archipelago that lies across the Equator and spans a distance
Indonesia - World Factbook Glyph
WEBMay 7, 2024 · Background. The archipelago was once largely under the control of Buddhist and Hindu rulers. By around the 7th century, a Buddhist kingdom arose on Sumatra and expanded into Java and the Malay Peninsula until it was conquered in the late 13th century by the Hindu Majapahit Empire from Java. ... Indonesia is a source …
Indonesia - A Country Profile - Nations Online Project
WEBBackground: Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world. It consists of five major islands and about 30 smaller groups. The islands are located at a crossroads between two oceans, the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and straddles two continents, Asia and Australia/Oceania.
Indonesia - Wikipedia
WEBIndonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea.
History of Indonesia | People, Culture, Language, & Facts
WEBLast Updated: Mar 19, 2024 • Article History. Indonesia. Related Topics: Indonesia. history of Indonesia, a survey of notable events and people in the history of Indonesia. Located off the coast of mainland Southeast Asia in the Indian and Pacific oceans, Indonesia was formerly known as the Dutch East Indies (or Netherlands East Indies).
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WEBBackground. The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century. The country won its independence in 1949 and is now the world's third most populous democracy, the world's largest archipelagic state, and the world's largest Muslim-majority nation. Geography. Area. total: 1,904,569 sq km. land: 1,811,569 sq km. water: 93,000 sq km.
Indonesia country profile - BBC News
WEB20 February. Spread across a chain of thousands of islands between Asia and Australia, Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population and Southeast Asia's biggest economy. Ethnically it is...
Geography and history of Indonesian Independence | Britannica
WEBIndonesia, officially Republic of Indonesia, formerly Netherlands East Indies, Archipelago country, located off the coast of mainland Southeast Asia. It comprises some 17,500 islands, of which more than 7,000 are uninhabited. Area: 740,122 sq mi (1,916,907 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 282,154,000. Capital: Jakarta (on Java ).
Indonesia - The World Factbook
WEBDec 19, 2023 · Background. The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century. Independence came in 1949. Indonesia is now the world's third most populous democracy, the world's largest archipelagic state, and the world's largest Muslim-majority nation. Geography. Area. total: 1,904,569 sq km. land: 1,811,569 sq km. water: 93,000 …
History of Indonesia - Wikipedia
WEBThe history of Indonesia has been shaped by its geographic position, natural resources, a series of human migrations and contacts, wars and conquests, as well as by trade, economics and politics. Indonesia is an archipelagic country of 17,000 to 18,000 islands stretching along the equator in Southeast Asia.
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