General Information About Indonesia

Well, my Lovely Guests. Now I will tell you general information about Indonesia.

Indonesia devided 2 words, “Indos” and “Nesos”. Indos means Indian and Nesos means Island. So the meaning of Indonesia is Indian Island. Indonesia is Republic Country, so Indonesia lead by president and vice president. At present, the president of Indonesia is Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the vice president is Mr. Budiono. Indonesia devided 33 provinces. Indonesia has 5 largests island, there are Sumatera Island, Java Island, Borneo Island, Celebes Island, and Papua Island.

The flag of Indonesia is known as “Sang Saka Merah Putih” and the colors are red and white. Red means brave and white means holy. The designer of Indonesia’s flag is Mrs. Fatmawati, she is the first president’s wife. The first president of Indonesia is Mr. Soekarno.

Indonesia’s anthem is “Indonesia Raya” and compossed by Mr. Wage Rudolf Supratman. Indonesia has 1 motto, “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika”, it means “Unity in Diversity”. The Independence Day of Indonesia is on August 17^th, 1945. The currency is Rupiah. The currency of Indonesia is Rupiah. Kinds of currency in Indonesia, such as :

1.      Rp 100.000,- :  the colors are red and white.

2.      Rp 50.000,-   :  the colors are blue and white.

3.      Rp 20.000,-   :  the colors are green and white.

4.      Rp 10.000,-   :  the colors are purple and white.

5.      Rp 5.000,-      :  the colors are orange and white.

6.      Rp 2.000,-      :  the colors are grey and white.

7.      Rp 1.000,-      :  the colors are blue and white.

If you want to change your money, you can go to Money Changer, for example Duta Valas Money Changer in Brigjen Katamso Street.

Indonesia has 6 religions, such as Moeslem, Christian, Catholic, Hinduism, Buddhist, and Konghuchu. The most religion in Indonesia is Moeslem and the new religion in Indonesia is Konghuchu. Indonesia has many kinds of etnics, such as Acehnese, Bataknese, Betawinese, Sundanese, Javanese, Minangnese, Asmatnese and Torajanese. In Indonesia you can see many tourism objects, such as Raja Ampat, Bali Beach, Lake Toba, and Komodo Island.