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    Indonesia has over 263 million people and over 300 languages including Bahasa as the official language. The main religions are Islam at 87.2% and Christianity at 2.9%. The capital and largest city is Jakarta, located on Java Island with over 10 million residents. The economy has a GDP of over $1 trillion and an unemployment rate of 5.5%, with major exports including agricultural goods, petroleum and rubber and major imports including petroleum, natural gas and metals.

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    Indonesia has over 263 million people and over 300 languages including Bahasa as the official language. The main religions are Islam at 87.2% and Christianity at 2.9%. The capital and largest city is Jakarta, located on Java Island with over 10 million residents. The economy has a GDP of over $1 trillion and an unemployment rate of 5.5%, with major exports including agricultural goods, petroleum and rubber and major imports including petroleum, natural gas and metals.

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    Indonesia

    Yoshitomo Fujita
    Ms. Rajan
    Comparative Cultures 12
    Language
    ▪ Bahasa (official language)
    ▪ Javanese
    ▪ 300 regional languages

    ▪ Written with Latin alphabet,


    and the lexicon
    ▪ Vocabulary from Sanskrit, Arabic,
    Portuguese, Dutch, and Chinese
    Population

    ▪ 263,991,379 people
    (World Bank 2017)

    ▪ Overpopulation
    – worse transportation condition
    – Housing shortages
    – Food shortages
    Currency

    ▪ Rupiah

    ▪ 1 Indonesian Rupiah
    = 0.000095 CAD
    GDP + Unemployment Rate

    GDP Unemployment
    ▪ 1.016 trillion ▪ 5.5%
    Major Religions

    ▪ Muslims 87.2%
    ▪ Roman Catholic 2.9%
    ▪ Hindu 1.7%
    Capital City

    ▪ Jakarta

    ▪ Northwest of Java Island


    ▪ More than 10 million people
    ▪ Melting pot of many
    cultures and communities
    ▪ Business opportunities
    → Attract migrants
    Climate

    ▪ Coastal Area
    low 20s to 30s Celsius
    ▪ Summer
    Max 38°C / Min 18°C
    ▪ Heavy rainfall
    throughout the year
    ▪ Monsoon
    → seasonal difference
    Food
    ▪ Bakso
    – Meatball noodle soup
    ▪ Soto
    – Traditional meat soup
    – Soup flavoured with
    chicken, goat, or beef
    ▪ Gato-Gato
    – “mix-mix”
    – Vegetable salad
    with peanut sause
    Festivals

    ▪ Rambu Solo Ceremony


    – July or September
    – Send the spirit of the dead
    ▪ Nyepi
    – The beginning the new year
    – March (Balinese Calendar)
    – A day of fasting / meditation
    Trades
    ▪ Exports
    – Agricultural productions
    – Petroleum
    – Rubber products
    ▪ Imports
    – Petroleum
    – Natural gas
    – Metals
    ▪ Japan, the U.S., Singapore, China

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