Indonesia

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Official name: Republik Indonesia

Area: 1912988 km²

Government: Democracy

Official languages: Indonesia Monetary unit: Rupiah (IDR)

Cities:

DEMOGRAPHY

Population: 234,693,997 (July 2007 est.)

Population density: 125/km²

ECONOMY
GDP (PPP): US$977.4 billion per person: US$4,458 </small>

LIFE & LIBERTY
HDI 2004 0.711/small>

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[edit] Geography

  • Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Republik Indonesia), is a nation of 17,508 islands in the Malay archipelago, making it the world's largest archipelagic state. Indonesia's 17,508 islands, about 6,000 of which are inhabited, are scattered around the equator. The five largest islands are Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan (shared with Malaysia), Papua (formerly Irian Jaya and shared with Papua New Guinea), and Sulawesi. Other larger islands include: Madura, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Timor (shared with the country Timor Leste).
  • The Mentawai Islands are a chain of about 70 islands off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. Siberut (4,030 km²) is the largest of the islands. The other major islands are Sipura, North Pagai (Pagai Utara) and South Pagai (Pagai Selatan). The islands lie approximately 150 km off the Sumatran coast, across the Mentawai Strait.

[edit] Location

[edit] Terrorism

  • In June 2007, police arrested Abu Dujana, a senior military leader of the militant group Jemaah Islamiah who police suspect was involved in the 2003 bombing of the Marriott Hotel. Authorities hoped that his arrest would strike a blow to the group's operations. About two dozen people died in Sept. 2005 when suicide bombers attacked tourist sites in Bali. The attack was eerily similar to the one that took place two years earlier.

[edit] History

  • The Krakatoa volcano eruption occurred in 535 AD. The earth was cracked by a volcanic eruption in the Krakatoa region of modern Java, Indonesia. Once, the islands of Java and Sumatra were connected as one large island: but no longer. A region nearly 30 miles in diameter shattered and fell below the ocean, forming the Sunda Strait.
  • Indonesian ex-leader Soeharto, 86, has died after suffering multiple organ failure for the second time this month. He died at January 27, 2008, 1310 local time (0610 GMT) after slipping into a coma, doctors said. Soeharto had been hospitalized for 23 days, getting treatment for various illness. Soeharto (June 8, 1921 - January 27, 2008) was an Indonesian military and political leader. He served as a military officer in the Indonesian National Revolution, but is better known as the long-reigning second President of Indonesia, holding the office from 1967 to 1998.

[edit] Climate

[edit] Natural Resources

[edit] Disasters

  • May 29, 2006, the engineers of the Lapindo company's gas exploration site drove their drills to a depth of almost 3,000 meters (9,840 feet) in East-Java 20 km from Surabaya, into what is known as the "Kunjung formation," where they hoped to encounter oil and, more importantly, natural gas. Instead they created a mud volcano blowing out hot mud and gas fumes. Pressure from massive layers of rock is draining a huge, subterranean reservoir of mud, forcing the steaming material to the surface, where it has slowly inundated the surrounding flat countryside. The geyser bubbles, gurgles and occasionally emits loud bursts, constantly spurting steaming, inky dark mud from the bowels of the earth. This mud volcano or geyser that has formed in the middle of this densely populated area is apparently the world's largest, as well as the first triggered by human activity. The muck is rising by the hour, spewing mud at a rate of about 125,000 cubic meters a day. The disaster has already displaced some 21,000 people from a number of villages and housing complexes and has so far submerged more than 600 hectares of farm land, claiming 20 factories, 15 mosques, a cemetery and 18 schools, also main roads, a bridge.

[edit] Demographics

  • With a population of over 220 million (AD 2000), Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority nation. Nearly half of this population is concentrated on the island of Java, which is one of the most densely populated places in the world.

[edit] Peoples

  • A full list of all 775 people groups in Indonesia you will find in the list of the Joshua Project Joshuia Project.
See also Peoples of Indonesia for a list of the least-reached peoples.

[edit] Administrative Divisions

[edit] Provinces

  • The country is divided in 29 provinces (plural propinsi-propinsi, singular propinsi), 3 special regions (plural daerah-daerah istimewa, singular daerah istimewa) and 1 special capital city district (daerah khusus ibukota). Each province has its own political legislature and is headed by a governor. See Provinces of Indonesia for more details about these provinces.

[edit] Cities

Jakarta
Surabaya

[edit] History

[edit] Economy

[edit] Government

  • Indonesia is the world's third largest democracy after India and the USA. Pray for the alleviation of burdening issues like poverty, preventing terrorism, consolidating democracy after four decades of authoritarianism, implementing financial sector reforms, stemming corruption and holding the military and police accountable for human rights violations.

[edit] Religion

[edit] Islam

I* ndonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country. One out of every 11 or 12 Muslims in the world live on the island of Java.

[edit] Buddhism

  • Most Buddhists are Chinese, numbering about 1.7 million (0.8%) and significant in Sumatra and Kalimantan. Due to Chinese settlement on Borneo, Buddhism continues to thrive. The Borobudur temple, a massive complex in Central Java, was built more than 1,100 years ago (three centuries before Islam) and is still active.

[edit] Hinduism

  • At one point in its history Indonesia was dominated by Hinduism. After the arrival of Islam, Hinduism's position was steadily eroded and pushed east to the island of Bali. Today this is the remaining significant concentration of Hindus in Indonesia.

[edit] Christianity

  • Jakarta and Surabaya are key cities for the gospel in Indonesia. Almost every ethnic group has a presence there. Jakarta (the capital) is now over 13% Christian, with over 1,000 registered churches and thousands of cell groups. A spiritual movement in Jakarta and Surabaya is having an impact on the whole country.

[edit] History

[edit] Churches

[edit] Church and State Relations

  • Although Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population, it is not an Islamic state. Aceh is the only one of Indonesia's 33 provinces that is allowed to enact and enforce Shari'a law, by virtue of a special autonomy arrangement. [1] However, 22 district and municipal governments have adopted Shari'a based bylaws. There have been numerous cases of violence by radicals against Christians.
  • The provinces Maluku and Maluku North: A tragic cycle of revenge led to both Muslim and some Christian atrocities. Enormous destruction of property and over 400 churches and some mosques. May communal harmony be restored and the deep wounds be healed.
  • Dr. Rebekka Zakaria, Mrs.Ratna Bangun and Mrs. Eti Pangesti, three Indonesian women who were jailed after allowing Muslim children to attend their Christian children's club, were released about one year early from their three-year prison sentence on June, 8 2007. The three women were jailed in 2005, after the Indonesian Clerics Council accused them under the Child Protection Law. The women had run a children’s club called “Happy Week”, in which they sang Christian songs, played games and did Bible studies with children. Following the request of a Muslim grandmother to let her granddaughters attend, the women began allowing Muslim children to come along. All the Muslim parents were aware that the club was run by Christians and involved Christian teaching. However, after a day-trip was organized by the women, to which parents were also invited, complaints were made about the “Happy Week” club to the police. The women were arrested on May 13th 2005. They were accused of trying to entice the children to convert against their wills.
  • 2007 they were relaesed from jail. Praise Jesus for the early release of Rebekka, Ratna and Eti are now reunited with their families. During their time in prison, they did not waste their time but openly witnessed to the other prisoners and the prison staff. It is reported that they “transformed” the prison, cleaning and scrubbing the cells, working in the garden and painting a room for use as a church. Praise God for how He turned what the devil intended for evil, into something that furthered His kingdom for His glory!

[edit] Mission

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Cross-cultural Work

  • These organisations send out workers to other countries, mainly to places, where the Gospel is not much known.
  • Sending WEC INDONESIA member of WEC International, concentrating sending out church planters to Least-Reached abroad, contact: E-mail: indosb@linkmail.org.
  • Navigators Indonesia, contact: setyabudi@livingoutthecore.net.

[edit] Councils and Networks

[edit] Future Trends

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