Indonesia Tourism

Indonesia is an archipelago in Southeast Asia [30] which has 17,504 large and small islands, about 6,000 of them uninhabited, which spread around the equator, which gives the tropical weather. The position of Indonesia is located at coordinates 6 ° N - 11 ° 08'LS and from 95 ° 'BB - 141 ° 45'BT and lies between the two continents of Asia and Australia / Oceania.

Indonesia's territory extends along 3.977 mile between the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. Indonesia's land area is 1,922,570 km ² and 3,257,483 km ² in area waters. The island is densely populated island of Java, where half the population of Indonesia live. Indonesia consists of five major islands, namely: Java with an area of ​​132,107 km ², Sumatra, with an area of ​​473,606 km ², Borneo with an area of ​​539,460 km ², Sulawesi, with an area of ​​189,216 km ², and Papua with an area of ​​421.981 km ²

Republic of Indonesia abbreviated RI or Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia, which is crossed by the equator and located between Asia and Australia as well as between the Pacific and Indian Ocean. Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic country consisting of 17,508 islands, therefore he is also called the Nusantara (Archipelago Between). With a population of 222 million souls in 2006, Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and the largest Muslim populated country in the world, although officially not an Islamic state. Indonesia is a republic, the House of Representatives, the Regional Representative Council and the President are directly elected. Capital city is Jakarta. Indonesia is bordered by Malaysia on Borneo island, with Papua New Guinea in Guinea and Timor Leste in the Timor Island. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, Philippines, Australia, and the union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.

History of Indonesia has been influenced by other nations. Indonesian archipelago became an important trade region since at least the 7th century, when the kingdom of Sriwijaya in Palembang religion and trade relations with China and India. Kingdoms Hinduism and Buddhism have been growing in the early centuries AD, followed by the traders who brought Islam, and various European powers fought one another to monopolize the spice trade in the Moluccas during the era of ocean exploration. Once under Dutch colonial rule, Indonesia, which then called the Dutch East Indies declared its independence at the end of World War II. Indonesia's history has many obstacles, threats and challenges of natural disasters, corruption, separatism, a democratization process and the period of rapid economic change.

From Sabang to Merauke, Indonesia consists of distinct ethnic, linguistic and religious groups. The Javanese are the largest ethnic group and most politically dominant. Indonesia's national motto, "Unity in Diversity" ("Diversity remains one"), articulates the diversity that shapes the country. Besides having a dense population and vast territory, Indonesia has a natural area that supports the level of biodiversity in the world's second largest.

And Here is a list of Places in Indonesia:

1. Aceh
2. North Sumatra
3. West Sumatra
4. Riau
5. Riau Islands
6. Jambi
7. South Sumatera
8. Bangka Belitung Islands
9. Bengkulu
10. Lampung
11. Jakarta
12. Banten
13. West Java
14. Central Java
15. Yogyakarta
16. East Java
17. Bali
18. West Nusa Tenggara
19. East Nusa Tenggara
20. West Kalimantan
21. Central Kalimantan
22. South Kalimantan
23. East Kalimantan
24. North Sulawesi
25. Gorontalo
26. Central Sulawesi
27. West Sulawesi
28. South Sulawesi
29. Southeast Sulawesi
30. Maluku
31. North Maluku
32. West Papua
33. Papua

So do not hesitate to come to Indonesia, Due In Indonesia Lots of interesting and beautiful places.