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1 day ago · Indonesia was formerly known as the Dutch East Indies (or Netherlands East Indies). Although Indonesia did not become the country’s official name until the time of independence, the name was used as early as 1884 by a German geographer; it is thought to derive from the Greek indos , meaning “India,” and nesos , meaning “island.”
- East Timor
History. The Portuguese first settled on Timor in 1520, and...
- Economy
Indonesia - Trade, Agriculture, Manufacturing: Indonesia has...
- History
Indonesia - Colonialism, Revolution, Independence: Remains...
- The Majapahit Era
Indonesia - Majapahit, Spice Islands, Trade: In 1289 the...
- Dutch Territorial Expansion
Indonesia - Dutch Expansion, Colonization, Trade: Rapid...
- Theatre and Dance
Indonesia - Theatre, Dance, Culture: Most of Indonesia’s...
- Housing
Indonesia - Housing, Urbanization, Architecture: In rural...
- Plant and Animal Life
Indonesia - Rainforest, Wildlife, Flora: Indonesia’s...
- East Timor
1 day ago · The Indonesian National Revolution (Indonesian: Revolusi Nasional Indonesia, Dutch: Indonesische Onafhankelijkheidsoorlog) also known as the Indonesian War of Independence, was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between the Republic of Indonesia and the Dutch Empire and an internal social revolution during postwar and postcolonial Indonesia.
5 days ago · Developed by the National Archives in Indonesia (Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia), the Sejarah Nusantara represents an invaluable digital archive for international researchers studying the history of Indonesia and maritime Southeast Asia.
3 days ago · History. Bali propinsi (province), Indonesia. Visited by Chinese traders and Indian literati, the Balinese had embraced Hinduism by the 7th century ce. Mahendradatta, the mother of Airlangga (who ruled Java from 1019 to c. 1049), married Udayana, the Balinese king, and many Javanese Hindus immigrated to Bali.
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2 days ago · v. t. e. The Dutch East Indies, [3] also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( Dutch: Nederlands (ch)-Indië; Indonesian: Hindia Belanda ), was a Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which declared independence on 17 August 1945.
1 day ago · Except for the small sultanate of Brunei (also on Borneo), the remainder of insular Southeast Asia consists of the archipelagic nations of Indonesia and the Philippines. Southeast Asia stretches some 4,000 miles at its greatest extent (roughly from northwest to southeast) and encompasses some 5,000,000 square miles (13,000,000 square km) of ...
3 days ago · Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia; [baˈhasa indoˈnesija]) is the official and national language of Indonesia. It is a standardized variety of Malay, an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca in the multilingual Indonesian archipelago for centuries.
