Indonesia

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 Industries: petroleum & natural gas, textiles, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood.
 * The population was 242,968,342.
 * The land area is 1,811,569 Sq Km
 * The government is Republic.
 * They import/export ice, tapioca, peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra, poultry, beef, pork, eggs.
 * Indonesia is mostly Muslim.

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=**Time Line: ** =

**1200's** - Majahapit rulers took over because he allowed Islam to form.

**1300's** - Islam becomes established.

**1500's** - Islam becomes Indonesia's dominant religion.

**1500's** - Portuguese traders took advantage of the country's wealth of spices.

**1816** - Indonesia was proclaimed as Dutch colony.

**1911** - Tirto Adhi Suryo founds the Islamic Traders' League.

**1948-1962** - Darul Islam rebellions begin in West Java, spread to other provinces but conclude with the execution of its leader Kartosoewiryo.

**1970** - Nurcholish Madjid, a young Muslim modernist, begins to lay out religious developmental principles for Indonesia

**1984** - Muslim concerned protesting over alleged insensitivities to Islam at Tanjung Priok; a riot ensues resulting in many deaths

**2001** - President Megawati visits President George Bush, a week after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and welcomes American investment. On her return to Indonesia, the Islamic right criticises her cooperation with America's war in Afghanistan, and the nationalist left criticises here for being too suppliant to foreign investors.

=**Fun Facts: ** =


 * Indonesia's... **
 * the fourth most populous country of the world
 * republic, with an elected parliament and president
 * capital is Jakarta
 * biggest island in Indonesia is Sumatra, which is a part of the Greater Sunda Islands
 * counted amongst the largest producers of nutmeg in the world
 * national motto is ‘Unity in Diversity’
 * in the "Ring of Fire", so It has over 400 active volcanoes and has over 3 earthquakes per day
 * home to Komodo dragon (varanus komodoensis), the largest lizard in the world

=**Summary: ** =

Some of Indonesian people's diverse traditions have retained throughout the great changes in time like their principle of respecting their elders and staying close to home. Over time though, some things have to change. Politically, the country of islands is republic. Geographically it's pretty much the same, but culturally it has modernized a lot.Speaking of modernization, it has clashed with tradition in the past. Especially since Indonesia is a forth world county, the question of whether or not the country should progress when clashing a tradition is an even more vital. The most important causes of the change over time in Indonesia can be traced back to Dutch colonization, Portuguese trade, and most importantly Islamic expansion.

= **Bibliography: ** =

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar275460&st=indonesia http://worldgeography.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/86?sid=1114501&cid=57&useConcept=False http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Indonesian_history http://www.images.google.com http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-indonesia-1455.html