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Farming in Indonesia

More than 60% of Indonesia's population work in agriculture

Lake Singkarak West Sumatra

Lake Singkarak in West Sumatra

Paddy field in Sumedang West Java

The green color of Paddy field surrounded by mountain, has attract some tourist to stop by and shot the landscape with their camera. Here are some images of paddy field in Sumedang West Java

Hole in Bali Nusa Penida Island

Bali Nusa Penida Rock Lagoon, one of exotic Indonesia image, Nusa Penida Island located in south east of main island Bali. A perfect place for adventure travel to getaway.

Liang Beach

White sandy beach in Hunimua, also known as Liang, Ambon Moluccas

Monday, January 31, 2011

Farming in Indonesia

The Exotic Places for Agricultural

More than 60% of Indonesia's population work in agriculture, this is why Indonesia called as an agricultural country. There are two types of agriculture are predominant in Indonesia: permanent irrigated rice farming ( sawah ) and rotating swidden or slash-and-burn ( ladang ) farming of rice, corn, and other crops. The former dominates Java, Bali, and the highlands all along the western coast of Sumatra; the latter is found in other parts of Sumatra and other outer islands, but not exclusively so.
A lot of interesting things that can be seen in the paddy field, such as:
  • The farmers who row to the paddy field in a line
  • The farmers who work side by side 
  • The traditional way of planting
  • The traditional irrigation system
  • Paddy field which located outside the urban areas
  • Ceremony tradition of planting and harvest time
  • Coolness color of paddy itself
And Of course this will become an attractive tourist destination, when you come to agriculture country like Indonesia.


Sunday, January 30, 2011

About Indonesia

The Indonesian archipelago has been an important trade region since at least the 7th century, when Srivijaya and then later Majapahit traded with China and India. Local rulers gradually absorbed foreign cultural, religious and political models from the early centuries CE, and Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms flourished. Indonesian history has been influenced by foreign powers drawn to its natural resources. Muslim traders brought Islam, and European powers fought one another to monopolize trade in the Spice Islands of Maluku during the Age of Discovery. Following three and a half centuries of Dutch colonialism, Indonesia secured its independence after World War II. Indonesia's history has since been turbulent, with challenges posed by natural disasters, corruption, separatism, a democratization process, and periods of rapid economic change. The current nation of Indonesia is a unitary presidential republic consisting of thirty three provinces.

Across its many islands, Indonesia consists of distinct ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups. The Javanese are the largest—and the politically dominant—ethnic group. Indonesia has developed a shared identity defined by a national language, ethnic diversity, religious pluralism within a majority Muslim population, and a history of colonialism including rebellion against it. Indonesia's national motto, "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" ("Unity in Diversity" literally, "many, yet one"), articulates the diversity that shapes the country. Despite its large population and densely populated regions, Indonesia has vast areas of wilderness that support the world's second highest level of biodiversity. The country is richly endowed with natural resources, yet poverty remains widespread in contemporary Indonesia.

More information about Indonesia in Wikipedia

Where is Indonesia?

Foreign tourists were mostly only familiar with Bali without knowing in what country is Bali located. This article shows that the famous island of Bali was a part of the Indonesian Archipelago. Thus, know further about Indonesia is a must if choose Indonesia as your Destination Archipelago.

Geography of Indonesia

Indonesia lies between latitudes 11°S and 6°N, and longitudes 95°E and 141°E. It consists of 17,508 islands, about 6,000 of which are inhabited. These are scattered over both sides of the equator. The largest are Java, Sumatra, Borneo (shared with Brunei and Malaysia), New Guinea (shared with Papua New Guinea), and Sulawesi. Indonesia shares land borders with Malaysia on Borneo, Papua New Guinea on the island of New Guinea, and East Timor on the island of Timor. Indonesia shares maritime borders across narrow straits with Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines to the north, and with Australia to the south. The capital, Jakarta, is on Java and is the nation's largest city, followed by Surabaya, Bandung, Medan, and Semarang.



At 1,919,440 square kilometers (741,050 sq mi), Indonesia is the world's 16th-largest country in terms of land area. Its average population density is 134 people per square kilometer (347 per sq mi), 79th in the world, although Java, the world's most populous island,[69] has a population density of 940 people per square kilometer (2,435 per sq mi). At 4,884 metres (16,024 ft), Puncak Jaya in Papua is Indonesia's highest peak, and Lake Toba in Sumatra its largest lake, with an area of 1,145 square kilometers (442 sq mi). The country's largest rivers are in Kalimantan, and include the Mahakam and Barito; such rivers are communication and transport links between the island's river settlements.

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Republik Indonesia), is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. With a population of around 238 million people, it is the world's fourth most populous country, and has the world's largest population of Muslims. Indonesia is a republic, with an elected legislature and president. The nation's capital city is Jakarta. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Malaysia. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, Philippines, Australia, and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indonesia is a founding member of ASEAN and a member of the G-20 major economies.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

How do you spell Indonesia?

I gathered some of Internet reference pronunciation word 'Indonesia', pick the easiest way for you to pronounce the word 'Indonesia'.

Indonesia:
in-do-ne-sia, en-do-ni-shia, een-dough-nay-see-ah, enn-duh-nay-seah, indo-ni-ziya, indo-nay-seeya, ˌɪndəˈniːʒə, ˌɪndoʊˈniːziə

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Prologue - a destination archipelago

Indonesia - a Destination Archipelago

In the world of tourism, Bali is more known around the world than Indonesia. In fact, Bali is one of 33 provinces in Indonesia. While Bali has been marked as an exotic destination, other provinces will soon to follow. It is because Indonesia as the world's largest archipelago - which consists of 17,000 islands - has a lot of exotic places for tourist destination.

I build this blog as a gallery of Indonesian archipelago. I will show you wonderful places to visit, unique buildings, studying cultural diversity, and meet the friendly people of Indonesia. I hope this blog will help you to know more about Indonesia, The Destination Archipelago.


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