Republic of Indonesia, or Indonesia for short. The land area is 1913578.68 square kilometers, and the population is 262 million.
1. Indonesia is the country with the largest number of islands in the world, with more than 17,000 islands of different sizes.
2. More than half of Indonesia's population lives on the island of Java, which has an area of only 138,000 square kilometers.
3. The etymology of Indonesia comes from the Latin word "indus" (India) and the Greek word "nesos" (island), which was originally called the Indies or East Indies.
4. Dutch colonial ruled Indonesia for more than 350 years.
5. The first of the five principles of Indonesian statehood is that every citizen must have religious beliefs.
6. In Indonesian Confucianism, confucius is also a religion.
7. Indonesia is located in the continental plate contact zone and the Pacific Ring Volcano Seismic Belt, with more than 170 active volcanoes, accounting for one-sixth of the number of active volcanoes in the world, ranking first in the world.
8. About 87% of Indonesia's population is Muslim, making it the country with the largest Muslim population in the world.
9. A few decades ago, Indonesia was one of the world's few oil producers and ranked among the top ten in the world. But now it is necessary to import tens of millions of tons of oil from abroad every year to solve the shortage of domestic oil and gas production.
10. Indonesia is the world's largest natural rubber grower, ranking second in terms of production. (4 times that of China)
11. Indonesia is one of the countries with the largest number of overseas Chinese, with about 10 million people.
12. In western Indonesia, due to rat infestations, local governments have ordered local residents to pay a "rat tax" before they can farm, borrow, travel abroad, get married, and divorce. (The rat tax is paid for dead rats, not money)
13. The flags of Indonesia and Monaco are often gray and look the same at first glance.
14. The average height in Indonesia is the shortest in the world, less than one meter six.
15. In the Indonesian rainforest, banana trees can grow up to 20 meters, and the bananas grow are the same size as adult arms.
16. Indonesian female police selection is like selecting flight attendants, beautiful women are preferred, and the figure meets a certain proportion. In previous years, the virginity test was also one of the filter conditions.
17. The island of Borneo belongs to three countries, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.
18. Marco Polo, who wrote "Marco Polo's Travels", also went to Indonesia and was the first European to arrive in Indonesia.
19.In the Minangkabau people of Indonesia, the marriage custom is that a woman marries a man. (The world's largest matrilineal clan)
20. Durian is an Indonesian national fruit, but it is illegal to eat durian in public places. (Editor strongly supports)
21. Zheng He made 7 voyages to the West and 7 landings on the Indonesian island of Java, which now has many temples and mosques named after Zheng He.
22. In the 18th century, Kalimantan had a "Lanfang Republic", the first republic founded by overseas Chinese.
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23. The rainforest on the island of Sumatra has the largest flower in the world - the "Big King Flower".
24. Indonesia cannot touch a child's head because this is the place where children are the smartest.
25. There is a super large black chicken in Indonesia called "Lamborghini" which is black from the inside out, from the top of the head to the toes, including the eyes, beak, tongue and internal organs.
26. Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is already a "dangerous city", with an average annual settlement of 25 centimeters.
27. There is a festival in Bali, Indonesia called "Kissing Festival". People you don't know can also kiss directly.
28. Indonesia has promulgated a new draft amendment to the Criminal Law, which includes unmarried cohabitation and extramarital sex as illegal acts. There are also extramarital sex offenders who are punishable by up to one year in prison.
29. Indonesia is a country rich in spices, and Indonesian dishes like to put a variety of spices. Therefore, Indonesian cuisine is generally characterized by spicy flavor.
30. 1945-1947, 1963-1967, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1994, 1998.
Please remember these years!!!
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