Indonesia

Country & Culture

 Capital: Jakarta
Official Language: Indonesian
Religion (Official recognition):

Republik

Islam
Protestantism (Christian)
Indonesia

Catholic
Hinduism
ndni/ IN-d-NEE-zh Buddhism
/ndonizi/ IN-doh-NEE-zee- Confucianism
; Independence Day:
August 17, 1945
Indonesian fun facts!
1. Indonesia is HUGE! (17,508 islands, 1,919,440 kilometres, 3 time zones)
2. 17,508 islands, only 6.000 inhabited.
3. Indonesia word comes from Greek: nesos = island & indus = land beyond indus
river.
4. The country with the second highest level of biodiversity in the world.
5. more than 300 ethnic groups
6. more than 700 indigenous languages
7. home to 12.7% of Muslim population in the world
8. MASSIVE POPULATION: over 238 million

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Indonesian fun facts!
1. Indonesia exports 3000 tons of frogs to France, Asian palm civets, and coffee beans.
2. We got equator lines that cuts straight across!
3. The islands of Indonesia are stretched out between the Australian and Pacific
tectonic plate
4. Home to the worlds largest volcanic lake
5. Indonesia is a country rich with myriad cultural influences from outsiders.
6. While the majority of Indonesias population is Muslim, the small Indonesian Hindu
population mostly lives on the island of beautiful Bali.
7. Speaking of Bali, Balinese Hinduism is rich with ancient superstitions.
8. Another fun fact about Bali is that almost everyone in Bali has had their teeth filed
down.

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Traditional
textile:
Batik!
Bahasa Indonesia - Conversational Phrase #1
Basic Greetings: Siapa nama anda? = Whats your
name?
Selamat Pagi! = Good Morning! (Reply: Nama saya Dian)
Selamat Siang! = Good Afternoon!
Selamat Sore! = Good Evening! Saya senang bertemu anda = Im glad
Selamat Malam! = Good Night! to meet you

Apa kabar? = How are you? Sampai Jumpa! = See you!

(Reply: Kabar baik = Good.)
Bahasa Indonesia - Vocabs to remember #1
1. Selamat (slam-at) = a general word used for 11. Senang (se-nang) = Happy
wishing well, literally meaning to be safe. 12. Saya (sigh-ah) = I, me or my
2. Pagi (pa-gee) = Morning (until 11 a.m.) 13. Anda (an-da) = You or your(s)
3. Siang (see-ang) = Early afternoon (11 a.m. to 3 14. Siapa (see-a-pa) = Who
p.m.) 15. Nama (nam-a) = Name
4. Sore (sor-ay) = Afternoon (3 p.m. to sunset)
16. Ketemu (ke-te-moo) = To meet
5. Malam (ma-lam) = Evening (after dark)
17. Sampai (sam-pie) = Until
6. Apa (a-pa) = What
18. Dengan (deng-an) = With
7. Kabar (ka-bar) = News
8. Baik (by-eek) = Good 19. Terima kasih (tree-ma ka-seeh) = Thank you
9. Ya (ya) = Yes 20. Sama-sama (sam-a sam-a) = Youre welcome
10. Tidak (tee-da) = No. ( indicates a gotta stop, 21. Juga (joo-ga) = too / also
similar to the stop in the middle of oh-oh)
Hai! Halo!
Halo, selamat siang!
Apa kabar?
Nama saya Dian
Saya orang Indonesia
Saya senang bertemu dengan anda
Terima kasih
Sampai jumpa lagi!
Dian Prianka
i am from Surabaya, Indonesia
taking a Master Degree in Brand
and Fashion Management, Fu Jen
University
Passionate about design,
photography and travelling.

Contact: dianprianka@hotmail.com
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Feel free to ask me anything about

Indonesia!