Indonesia

Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania.

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The first Indonesian scholar to use the name was Suwardi Suryaningrat (Ki Hajar Dewantara), when he established a ... http://t.co/uQneRoUk

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Adolf Bastian, of the University of Berlin, popularized the name through his book Indonesien oder die Inseln des ... http://t.co/RePSGTYz

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After 1900, the name Indonesia became more common in academic circles outside the Netherlands, and Indonesian ... http://t.co/ECH6Nhj7

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Instead, they used the terms Malay Archipelago (Maleische Archipel); the Netherlands East Indies (Nederlandsch ... http://t.co/4IyiliZ9

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However, Dutch academics writing in East Indies publications were reluctant to use Indonesia.

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In the same publication, a student of Earl's, James Richardson Logan, used Indonesia as a synonym for Indian Archipelago.

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In 1850, George Windsor Earl, an English ethnologist, proposed the terms Indunesians — and, his ... http://t.co/mi7QD27r

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The name dates to the 18th century, far predating the formation of independent Indonesia.

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The name Indonesia derives from the Latin and Greek Indus, and the Greek nèsos, meaning "island".

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Etymology

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The country has abundant natural resources, yet poverty remains widespread.

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Despite its large population and densely populated regions, Indonesia has vast areas of wilderness that support ... http://t.co/4g41Jztn

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Indonesia's national motto, "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" ("Unity in Diversity" literally, "many, yet one"), articulates ... http://t.co/eOTGPuv7

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Indonesia has developed a shared identity defined by a national language, ethnic diversity, religious pluralism ... http://t.co/AiG9zEeX

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The Javanese are the largest—and the politically dominant—ethnic group.

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Across its many islands, Indonesia consists of distinct ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups.

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Indonesia's history has since been turbulent, with challenges posed by natural disasters, corruption, separatism, ... http://t.co/jUKLYVA9

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Following three and a half centuries of Dutch colonialism, Indonesia secured its independence after World War II.

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Muslim traders brought Islam, and European powers brought Christianity and fought one another to monopolize trade ... http://t.co/zx5pGWJH

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Indonesian history has been influenced by foreign powers drawn to its natural resources.