Indonesia,+Zac

Zac Efron

The main language spoken in Indonesia is Bahasa Indonesia.
 * 1) Main language(s) spoken.

2. Main Religions. Islam is the main religion in Indonesia. 88% of Indonesians are Islam, 5% are Protestant, 3% are Catholic and 2% are Hindu. The remaining 1% have other beliefs.

3. Capital city name. Jakarta.

4. Neighbouring countries Malaysia, East Timor, Papa New Guinea and Singapore are Indonesia’s neighbouring countries

5.  Map showing capital city location and neighbouring countries. 

6. Total Population Indonesia’s total population is 229.4 million people.

7. Flag and history behind the colours and symbols. Its colours are derived from the banner of the 13th century __ [|Majapahit] __ Empire. Later, these colors were revived by students and then nationalists in the early 20th century as an expression of nationalism against the [|Dutch]. The red-white flag was flown for the first time in [|Java] in 1928. Under [|Dutch rule], the flag was prohibited. It was adopted as the national flag on [|August 17], [|1945]  , when independence was declared and has been in use since then. 8. System of governance currently in place. Indonesia is a Democracy. 9. Major exports from this country. Timber, furniture, oil and gas.

10. Major imports to Indonesia. Indonesia mainly imports machinery, equipment, chemicals, fuels and foodstuffs. 11. Use online newspapers from Indonesia to identify two or three key issues currently being dealt with. Keep a record of the online link.

Water Pollution:  The agreement with PT Amarta Karya, a government owned company operated by Indonesia's Department of Public Works, will benefit Indonesia's Clean Rivers Program. That project has targeted 12 rivers to alleviate pollution resulting from the dumping of industrial, municipal and domestic waste Link: http://www.allbusiness.com/government/government-bodies-offices/7071022-1.html Climate Change: The world, especially archipelago and island countries, including Indonesia is facing challenges posed by climate change to maintain their resources such as food, water, energy and beach, an Indonesian president advisor said here on Wednesday. Emil Salim who is also the former minister of environment said in a seminar that climate change will affect resilience of animas and plants. On the other side, humans still need to live. Link: [] Illegal logging:  The Government of Malaysia had taken actions to impose a ban on the importation of logs and square logs (LSS measuring over 60 square inches) from Indonesia effective from June 25, 2002 and June 1, 2003 respectively. This action has been taken following the request by Indonesia which have also banned exports of logs. In spite of the ban on exports of logs by Indonesia, traders from the Republic continue to bring logs and square logs to Malaysia. Actions are being taken against these Indonesian traders and the number of arrests are as follows: The Indonesian authorities have been notified of these cases. Link: http://www.mtc.com.my/issues/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87:actions-taken-by-malaysia-to-help-indonesia-who-is-facing-problem-of-illegallogging&catid=34:happening&Itemid=55 12. Popular tourist destinations. Popular tourist destinations in Indonesia are Jakarta, Bali, Kalimantan, Sumatra, Trian Jaya, Java, Lombok and Yogyakarta. 13. Three things that you need to know about Indonesia:
 * Background ****; **On February 6, 2002 the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia had issued a report entitled “Indonesia’s effort to curb illegal logging and its associated trade in illegally logged timber”. The content of the report however have failed to acknowledge the contributions made by Malaysia to help Indonesia curb problem of illegal logging faced by the country. In view of that it is felt necessary, in the spirit of transparency to let it be known of actions that have been taken by the Government of Malaysia. 
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Imposition of ban on import of logs and square logs **<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Enforcement cases **<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">
 * <span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;"> || **<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Year **<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;"> || **<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">No. of cases **<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">  ||
 * <span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Peninsular Malaysia || <span style="color: #444444; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: center;">2003 || <span style="color: #444444; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: center;">40 ||
 * <span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Sabah || <span style="color: #444444; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: center;">2003 || <span style="color: #444444; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: center;">48 ||
 * <span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Sarawak || <span style="color: #444444; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: center;">2003 || <span style="color: #444444; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: center;">32 ||

Who is the President of Indonesia: President <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"> What is Indonesia’s area: 1,919,443 square kilometres

Time difference from Australian Eastern Standard Time: Jakarta is three hours behind

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