1745: founded by the

Dutch; known for its

botanical garden

1600s: the center of

trading empire; Hindu
then Islam, and under
Dutch in 1683 1800s: built by the
Dutch at the main city, 1468: founded
rich with coffee, by Sunan
tea, cinchona, and fruits Gunung Jati
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• BANDUNG (city of flowers): the capital
• LANGUAGE: Sundanese
• DURING THE DUTCH TIME (1800): tea
plantations and 112 miles road construction,
resort city for plantation owners.
• CONSTRUCTION OF 612 MILES ROAD:
connecting the west to the east coast of
Java.
• ELEVATION: 2,520 above sea level
• AVERAGE TEMPERATURE: 74.5 F

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GEDUNG SATE--DUTCH BUILDING
1st Asian-African Conference, Bandung,
1955
29 countries attended to establish non-allignment block
 TEXTILE EXPORT
Last 10 years:
US$5 billion
SURPLUS IN
EXPORT
EARNINGS

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2009 Export target: US$11.8 BILLION

 U.S. - INDONESIA

• THE U.S. BUYS FROM

INDONESIA: yarns, fabric
products, ready-made
garments

• YARNS: 2.95%

• FABRIC PRODUCTS: 1.24%

• GARMENTS: 94.58%
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 THE MARKET

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 Mt.
Tangkuban
Perahu, 30
km north of
Bandung

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• Mt. Galunggung: erupted in 1822, 1894, and 1982

 • Population: 39,140.812

• Language: Sundanese

• Export: “akar wangi” (90% of

the national export) or
‘vetiveria zizanioider’

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• Batagor: fried tofu with peanut sauce

 • Traditional
Sundanese food:
steamed rice, fried
chicken, tofu and
tempeh, basil, and
spicy chili sauce
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 • Fresh or sauted
vegetables with tofu,
tempeh, and fish

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 WARSO DURIAN PLANTATION
IN BOGOR

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 SUNDANESE
BRIDE & GROOM

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Foreign domestic workers

arrive from Saudi
Arabia, 2000

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The protest in front of the Saudi

Arabia Embassy in Jakarta, 2000
Indonesian migrant workers in Taiwan
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