Over 13,000 islands with hundreds of different dialects, unified in one state, the
Republic of Indonesia, using one common
language, Bahasa Indonesia.
The country proclaimed its independence on August 17, 1945, at the end of World War II, after centuries of Dutch colonialization.
Population est. 204 million
Archipelago of over 13,000 islands
spread over a distance of more than 3,000 km from east to west
Capital: Jakarta, located in West-Java
Language: Bahasa Indonesia, local
dialects in different provinces and/or islands. The first President, Sukarno, succeeded in making Bahasa Indonesia the main language used in schools all over the archipelago,
unifying a nation with multiple languages and dialects with one common language.
Indonesia is the 4th most populous country in the world. It is predominantly
Moslem but other religions like Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism, have solid roots in diverse areas.
