Indonesia印度尼西亚旅游全英文.pptVIP

The Republic of Indonesia Capital: Jakarta 雅加达 Official language: Bahasa Indonesia 印尼语 Official currency: Indonesian Rupiah 卢比 National flag The red stands for courage, representing humans body or physical life The white stands for purity, representing humans soul or spiritual life. National emblem The main part is the Garuda (金翅鸟) with a shield on its chest and a scroll gripped by its leg. The shield‘s five emblems represent the five principles of Indonesia’s national philosophy. The five principles : The star symbolizes belief in one supreme God; The chain represents successive human generations and humanity ; The banyan tree represents Indonesian unity; The bull represents democracyby deliberation and consensus among representatives. The rice and cotton represent sustenance and livelihood . 黑色小盾和金黄色的五角星代表宗教信仰；水牛头象征主权属于人民；榕树象征民族意识；棉桃和稻穗象征富足和公正；金色饰环象征人道主义和世代相传。 Geography The Republic of Indonesia is the largest archipelago country in the world, comprised of 17,508 island, of which only about 6,000 are inhabited. Indonesia is situated along the line where two of the world’s greatest volcanic ranges meet; that is, the Mediterranean from the west and Circum Pacific from the northeast. Climate The dry season generally prevails from May to September. The wet season generally extends from December to March. Indonesia has a high relative humidity and a high annual mean air temperature around 33°C. Population The Republic of Indonesia, the worlds fourth most populous nation, has 240 million people living on nearly one thousand permanently settled islands. Indonesia has over 100 ethnic groups, among whom 47% are Javanese, 14% Sudanese, and 7.5% Madurese. Population Natives of the island and immigrants from Asia were first called Indonesian following the independence of Indonesia in 1945. Most people in Indonesia are Muslim, but three other religions, including Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism also have many followers in Indonesia. Langua