[17 august] Happy Independence day Indonesia!

Day 3,557, 23:47 • Published in Indonesia Romania • by VampireA
Indonesia
"Dirgahayu Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia!"


General information

Population : 263,5 milion peope (4th in the world and 3rd in Asia)
Total Area : 1,9 milion km2 (14th in the world and the largest arhipelagic state and island state in the world)
Oficial languages : Indonesian , Malay, Javanese and many more
Oficial curency : Indonesian rupiah (IDR)
Capital : Jakarta
Population density : 124 people/km2 (84th in the world)
Top 5 biggest cities : Jakarta, Surabaya, Bekasi, Bandung, Medan
It is a republic with a presedential system formed from 34 provincies , each with their own legislature, scattered among 7 main islands: Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku and New Guinea.


Most popular sports : Badminton and Sepak takraw


Most important island : Java
National animal : Komodo dragon


National flower : Jasmine (melati)


Rafflesia - biggest flower in the world





17 august and it’s semnification

It represents the proclamation of independence on 17th August 1945, declared two days after Japan surrender to the Allies. The Netherland attempted to reclaim Indonesia as her own colony. This triggered the Indonesian Revolution that lasted about 5 years (1945 - 1949). The Netherland launched military aggression on Indonesia two times at 21th July 1947 and 18th December 1948. Finally Netherlands acknowledged Indonesian Independence on 27th December 1949 at Round-Table Conference in Den Haag.





Most popular legend

Nyi Roro Kidul - Indonesian goddess of the sea, she is known as the Queen of the Southern Sea (Indian Ocean) in Javanese and Sundanese mythology.

There are many stories and legends around Nyi Roro Kidul but I found a sundanese folktale that mentions about Dewi Kadita, the beautiful princess of the Pajajaran Kingdom, in West Java, who desperately fled to the Southern Sea after being struck by black magic. The black magic was casted by a witch under the order of a jealous rival in the palace, and caused the beautiful princess to suffer disgusting skin disease. She jumped into the violent waves of the Ocean where she finally cured and regain her beauty, and the spirits and demons crowned the girl as the legendary Spirit-Queen of the South Sea.

If it arose your curiosity , you can find more tales in from other sources or ask indonesian people to help you with more legends.









Top 5 most visited places by tourists

Ubud



Borobudur



Gili Islands



Torajaland



Tanjung Puting








Top 3 locations sugested by the locals

Raja Ampat



Carstensz Top



Bromo Mountain







Inventions Indonesia gave to the world

*Batik!



*Subak system!



*Gotong Royong value! - a gathering to accomplish a task

*Pencak silat!



*Karambit!







Famous Indonesian people

Sukarno - 1st President and the independence proclamator
(1901-1970)

B.J. Habibie - former Vice President and one of most profilic Indonesian scientist
(born 1936)

General Sudirman - one of most respected generals and one of most used names as street name in Indonesia
(1916-1950)

Benyamin Suaeb - important comedian , actor and singer
(1939-1995)

Taufik Hidayat - badminton World and Olympic champion
(born 1981)





Traditional food

Rendang



Soto



Tempe



Pempek



Ketupat



Papeda








5 interesting facts about Indonesia:

1.Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world with more than 18,000 islands.
2.Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world.
3.Java is the world’s most populous island, with a 2014 population of around 139 million people.
4.Krakatoa, a volcano in Indonesia, is the site of the largest volcanic eruption ever recorded. Occurring on August 27, 1883, it had a force equivalent to 2,000 Hiroshima bombs and resulted in the death of 36,000 people.
5.The Indonesia archipelago is spread over the Pacific “Ring of Fire” that is situated in the Western Pacific. The country has over 400 active volcanoes and records at least three earthquakes a day.






My 5 words when I hear about Indonesia:
#islands,#badminton,#volcanoes,#dragons,#friendly;

What are your 5?






Special thanks to MomonSyalala and a message from the indonesian comunity:
*translated as “Diversity in Unity”


Waiting for feedback , coments , opinions and if there is anyone that thinks I missed something , I could do something better or just wants to help me with this project , PM me ! (would really like some special headers for every article but I have no time for that)

Hope you enjoyed and see you next time!

P.S. Article 3/74!

P.S.2. Don't forget to push that flags !