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INDONESIA Travel Brochure A4
INDONESIA Travel Brochure A4
Strategically positioned between the Pacific and RELIGION Indonesian dance reflects the diversity of culture
Indian oceans, Indonesia is an archipelagic nation from ethnic groups that composed the nation of
containing over 18,000 islands. Of those, the Indonesia. Austronesian roots and Melanesian
Islam is Indonesia's main religion, with almost
larger islands of Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan tribal dance forms are visible, and influences
88% of Indonesians declared Muslim according to
(which comprises two-thirds of the island of ranging from neighbouring Asian countries; such
the 2000 census,[24] making Indonesia the most
Borneo), Sulawesi, and Irian Jaya are quite as India, China, and Middle East to European
populous Muslim-majority nation in the world.
mountainous, with some peaks reaching 12,000 ft. western styles through colonisation. Each ethnic
The remaining population is 9% Christian (of
group has their own distinct dances; makes total
which roughly two-thirds are Protestant with the
The highest elevations (over 16,000 ft) are found dances in Indonesia are more than 3000
remainder mainly Catholic, and a large minority
on Irian Jaya in the east, with the highest point Indonesian original dances. However, the dances
Charismatic, 2% Hindu and 1% Buddhist.
being Puncak Jaya at 16,502 ft. (5,030 m). of Indonesia can be divided into three eras; the
Prehistoric Era, the Hindu/Buddhist Era and the
The Pancasila, the statement of two principles
Indonesia's former tallest peak, Mount Tambora Era of Islam, and into two genres; court dance
which encapsulate the ideology of the Indonesian
(8,930 ft, 2,722 m), is an active stratovolcano and folk dance.
state, affirms that "The state shall be based on the
whose 1815 eruption was the largest ever in
belief in the one and only God".
recorded history - killing nearly 71,000 people. There is a continuum in the traditional dances
depicting episodes from the Ramayana and
The explosion alone was heard as far west as CUISINE Mahabharata from India, ranging through
Sumatra island, some 1,200 miles (2,000 km) Thailand, all the way to Bali. There is a marked
away, and ash falls were recorded on the islands difference, though, between the highly stylised
of Borneo, Sulawesi, Java and Maluku. dances of the courts of Yogyakarta and Surakarta
and their popular variations. While the court
The cuisine of indonesia has been influenced by
Located along the Ring of Fire, Indonesia has dances are promoted and even performed
Chinese culture and Indian culture, as well as by
about 400 volcanoes within its borders, with at internationally, the popular forms of dance art
Western culture. However, in return, Indonesian
least 90 still active in some way. and drama must largely be discovered locally.
cuisine has also contributed to the cuisines of
neighbouring countries, notably Malaysia and
The most active volcanoes are Kelut (which has Singapore, where Padang or Minangkabau cuisine
erupted more than 30 times since 1000 AD) and from West Sumatra is very popular. Also Satay (Sate in
Merapi (which has erupted more than 80 times Indonesian), which originated from Java, Madura, and
since 1000 AD) on Java island. Sumatra, has gained popularity as a street vendor
food from Singapore to Thailand. In the 15th century,
Due to its location between numerous tectonic both the Portuguese and Arab traders arrived in
plates, including two continental plates: the Indonesia with the intention of trading for pepper and
Eurasian Plate (Sunda Shelf) and the Australian other spices. During the colonial era, immigrants from
Plate (Sahul Shelf); and two oceanic plates: the many countries arrived in Indonesia and brought
Philippine Sea Plate and Pacific Plate; natural different cultures as well as cuisines.
disasters are common in Indonesia.
III. Tourist’s Spot
IV. REFERENCES:
Historical Tourist Attractions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Indo
nesia
http://allindonesiatravel.com/top-10-tourist-
attractions-in-indonesia/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_cuisine
Candi Borobudur (temple)