tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50888139557099278422024-02-19T17:53:47.802-08:00All About Indonesia Karnady Juanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03144117239288617906noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088813955709927842.post-62744444423203250092013-09-13T07:24:00.000-07:002013-09-13T07:24:07.170-07:00A Little Bit of My HometownSo , i got a lot of this question : "Where is your hometown ? "<br />
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The short answer is : Padang !<br />
The long answer is : Paaaaaaaaaadaaanggggg ! (lol , kidding ... )<br />
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the longer answer is : the capital of West Sumatra , Sumatra is a big island near Singapore and Malaysia<br />
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(Hint : The one in RED)</div>
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its a small-ish city by indonesia's standard (less than 1M pop. ) and its the slow-paced city .... the one where you can drive a car with just 10kph and no one will complain.</div>
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its not really a touristic city , but there is a bunch of special islands nearby , Mentawai Islands. What so special about those islands ? they're surfing paradise ! (Huge waves )</div>
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Karnady Juanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03144117239288617906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088813955709927842.post-34291883192624012302013-08-22T18:01:00.001-07:002013-08-22T21:22:04.836-07:00Basic facts of indonesiaHi , I assume most of you already know about Bali Island , and yes , Bali is part of Indonesia.<br />
Most people don't know a lot about Indonesia in general (or don't even know Indonesia at all)<br />
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1. Fourth Most Populous Country in The World</h3>
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Here's the list :<br />
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<tr><td>1</td><td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" class="thumbborder" height="15" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" width="23" /> </span>China</td><td>1,359,510,000</td><td></td><td></td><td align="left"></td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td><td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" class="thumbborder" height="15" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" width="23" /> </span>India</td><td>1,232,910,000</td><td></td><td></td><td align="left"></td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td><td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" class="thumbborder" height="12" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" width="23" /> </span>United States</td><td>316,511,000</td><td></td><td></td><td align="left"></td></tr>
<tr><td><strong><u>4</u></strong></td><td align="left"><strong><u><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" class="thumbborder" height="15" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" width="23" /> </span>Indonesia</u></strong></td><td><strong><u>237,641,326</u></strong></td></tr>
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and Indonesia is world's most populous Islamic nation (even though we don't use Islamic law)<br />
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2. World's Largest Archipelago Country</h3>
Indonesia have more than 17,000 islands, and there is 5 big islands ( Borneo , Celebes/ Sulawesi , Sumatra , Papua , and Java) .Around 8,000 island have been named while only 900+ islands inhabited.<br />
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So, if you're going to Indonesia for travelling and you only have a few days , good luck with that :p<br />
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3. Languages</h3>
There are 700+ languages spoken across Indonesia with one official national language , Bahasa Indonesia.<br />
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Even though there is English lesson at school , its not used that much daily. So if you're planning to go to Indonesia , learn some Indonesian words <br />
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4.Others</h3>
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• There are 3 time zone in Indonesia :<br />
GMT +7 (Sumatra , Java )<br />
GMT +8 (Bali , Half of Borneo )<br />
GMT +9 (Papua , Celebes)<br />
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• Electricity : 220V/50Hz<br />
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