Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the 14th-largest country by area, at 1,904,569 square kilometres. With over 280 million people, Indonesia is the world's fourth-most-populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population.
Some of the key events about Indonesia
- 1815The eruption of Mount Tambora caused global climate anomalies and widespread famine
- 1883The eruption of Krakatoa killed over 36,000 people and caused global climate effects
- 1942Japanese forces occupied Indonesia during World War II
- 1945Indonesia declared independence from Dutch colonial rule
- 1955Indonesia hosted the Asian-African Conference in Bandung, promoting solidarity among newly independent nations
- 1965An attempted coup led to mass killings of suspected communists
- 1967The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established with Indonesia as a founding member
- 1975Indonesia invaded East Timor, leading to a long and brutal occupation
- 1986The Komodo National Park was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- 1997The Asian financial crisis severely impacted Indonesia's economy
- 1998Widespread riots and unrest led to the fall of the Suharto regime
- 1999Indonesia held its first free and democratic elections since the 1950s
- 2002Terrorist bombings in Bali killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists
- 2004Indonesia successfully transitioned to a system of direct presidential elections
- 2004A massive earthquake and tsunami devastated Aceh province, killing over 170,000 Indonesians
- 2009The Indonesian stock market became one of the best performing in the world, growing by 87% that year
- 2011The country achieved investment grade status from Fitch Ratings, boosting its economic prospects
- 2018Indonesia successfully hosted the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang
- 2018A 7.5 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Sulawesi, killing over 4,300 people
- 2022Indonesia assumed the presidency of the G20, hosting the summit in Bali
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