18 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Part 7: Some interesting facts that you may want to know about Indonesia

#1 – Biggest Islands in Indonesia
Three out of ten largest islands in the world are found here. And one of the biggest islands in Indonesia is Sumatra.

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#2 – Huge Population Expected in Indonesia
World ranked no. 4th most inhabited country with around 234 million, YTD July 2010. And is expected to reach 315 million by year 2035.

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#3 – 1, 2, 3…? No… its 670 dialects in Indonesia
There are about 316 different ethnic groups in Indonesia that speaks 670 different dialects.

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#4 – Heard of Komodo dragon?
The largest lizard, Komodo Dragon or also known as Varanus Komodoensis happily lived in Indonesia. Track them down if you wanted to.

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#5 – Can you believe to have earthquakes every day?
With more than 400 active volcanoes, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions had become a norm and shaking the country more than 3 times per day averagely.

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#6 – Seen a Javan rhinoceros before?
Well it’s only found in Indonesia and nowhere else in the world. Guess it was originated from Java too.

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#7 – The largest flower in the world was named from Sir Stamford Raffles
A native flower of Indonesia known as Rafflesia Arnoldi, also the largest flower in the world. And the name was derived from Sir Stamford Raffles.

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#8 – Experience yourself one of the 7 Wonders of the World
Borobudur, renowned the largest Buddist temple in the world that were inspired by the architecture of Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

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#9 – Many, many, many islands
Do you believe that Indonesia has more than 17,000 islands and making it the largest archipelago in the world but most of the islands are unexplored and uninhabited? If anyone thinks of having his own resort probably Indonesia could the 1st thing to cross your mind.

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#10 – It’s just weird
As most of you all know that Bali is famous for arts and crafts, but there are no words for art or artist in Balinese language. Oppss :D

By : Veron Foo

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