One of the goals of this security work week is to read the book 'A MODERN HISTORY OF INDONESIA", second edition 2013, by Adrian Vickers.
Today's facts.
Population of Indonesia, 240 million plus.
Population of Jakarta, 15 million plus
Indonesia is made up of 19 000 islands!
Over 200 languages are spoken with the common language BAHASA INDONESIA being a variant on Malay.
90% of the population is Muslim. The world's largest Muslim country.
Tolerant society which accepts many religions.
Java the main island has 130 million people.
Corruption has been rampant through the years, rated at the top of the international corruption lists.
NOTE* This should be an interesting and challenging country to visit.
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| 2013 Second Edition |
