fun facts
- Indonesia is three hours behind Australian time.
- Indonesia's official name is the Republic Of Indonesia.
- The country of Indonesia is ethnically diverse, with around 300 ethnic groups and over 740 different languages spoken in the country.
- Indonesia is the world's fourth most populated country.
- Java is home to 60% of Indonesia's total population.
- Indonesia shares borders with Papua New Guinea, Malaysia and East Timor.
- The main things people farm is rice, coconuts, tea, rubber, silk, tea and crocodiles.
- In some parts of Indonesia, oxen is still used to pull carts.
- Indonesia's national airline is Garuda Indonesia.
- The name Indonesia originated from two Greek words 'Indo' and 'Nesos', meaning 'Islands near India'.
- Marco Polo was the first European to reach Indonesia. He was searching for spices which, at that time, where valuable.
- Badminton and soccer are the two most popular games in Indonesia.
- Indonesia is so big it has three time zones.
- Indonesia is one of the countries that have not been fully explored or mapped.
- The equator cuts right across the middle of Indonesia.
- Indonesia use to be colonised by the Dutch.
- Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world.
- Indonesia is home to some of the rarest species of animals in the world.
- Bali's pristine beaches make it one of the most popular tourist destinations.
- Of its 17 508 islands, only 6000 are inhabited by humans.
- Indonesia is home to the rafflesia flower, the largest flower species.
- Indonesia is very rich in natural resources.
- In Indonesia, to people of different religions can not marry unless one of them converts.
- Every Indonesian citizen must only be one of the six religions of Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Protestant, Catholicism or Confucianism, no matter what the person believes in.
- Indonesia exports 3000 tonnes of frogs' legs to France each year!
- Due to its geographical location, Indonesia experiences at least three vibrations and one earthquake each day.
- Lake Toba, in Indonesia, is the world's largest volcanic lake.
- Bali's mountains is believed to be home of the gods.