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Indonesia, ( / ˌɪndəˈniːʒə, - ziə, - ʃə /) [5] [6] officially the Republic of Indonesia, ( Indonesian: Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia; Republik Indonesia; Nusantara) is a nation in Southeast Asia and Oceania. As the biggest archipelago country in the world, Indonesia has 17,504 islands. The most important islands of Indonesia are ...
The Indonesia Open ( Indonesian: Indonesia Terbuka) is an annual badminton tournament organized by the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) since 1982. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournament in 2007 and got the Super Series Premier status in 2011. Following the restructurisation to BWF World Tour, since 2018 it became one of ...
Aviation in Indonesia serves as a critical means of connecting the thousands of islands throughout the archipelago. Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country in the world, extending 5,120 kilometres (3,181 mi) from east to west and 1,760 kilometres (1,094 mi) from north to south, [1] comprising 13,466 islands, [2] with 922 of those ...
The rupiah ( symbol: Rp; currency code: IDR) is the official currency of Indonesia, issued and controlled by Bank Indonesia. Its name is derived from the Sanskrit word for silver, rupyakam ( रूप्यकम् ). [4] Sometimes, Indonesians also informally use the word perak ("silver" in Indonesian) in referring to rupiah in coins.
The Pramuka Movement of Indonesia ( Indonesian: Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia ), [1] officially the Praja Muda Karana Scouting Movement ( Indonesian: Gerakan Kepanduan Praja Muda Karana ), is the national scouting organization of Indonesia. Scouting was founded in the Dutch East Indies in 1912, and Indonesia became a member of the World ...
Volcanism of Indonesia. Indonesia is a volcanically active country, containing numerous major volcanoes. It has the most volcanoes of any country in the world, with 76 volcanoes that have erupted at least 1,171 times in total within historical times. [1] [2] [3] The Smithsonian Institution has 141 Indonesian entries in its volcano database. [4]
The Communist Party of Indonesia ( Indonesian: Partai Komunis Indonesia, PKI) was a communist party in the Dutch East Indies and later Indonesia. It was the largest non-ruling communist party in the world before its violent disbandment in 1965.
