Indonesia Travel Doc Part 04

The Republic of Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia. Comprising 17,508 islands, is the largest archipelagic state of the world. With a population of 222 million people in 2006, is the fourth largest country in the world and the most populous Muslim majority nation, but with no reference to Islam in the Indonesian constitution. Indonesia is a republic with an elected parliament and president. The nation's capital Jakarta. The country is bordered to the south of PapuaNew Guinea, East Timor and Malaysia. Other neighboring countries of Singapore, the Philippines, Australia and the Indian territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Indonesian archipelago is a major trading area, at least the seventh century, when the Srivijaya Kingdom traded with China and India have been. flourished local rulers gradually adopted Indian cultural patterns, religious and political of the early centuries CE, and Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms. History of Indonesiadesigned by foreign powers to influence its natural resources. Muslim traders brought Islam, and European powers fought one another for trade in the spice islands of Maluku in the Age of Discovery to monopolize. After three and a half centuries of Dutch colonialism, Indonesia secured its independence after World War II. history of Indonesia has since been turbulent, with challenges caused by natural disasters, corruption, separatism, a democratization process are made, and during periods of rapid economic growth...