Indonesia Essay

teacher taught us that my native country, Indonesia was colonized by the Dutch for 350 years. The Netherlands is one of the European countries that established its country over Indonesia to take benefits of our rich land such as spices. I was aware our land is very source full of spices, rice, sugar, coffee. The Dutch colonized us with the focus of monopoly through trading. Because of the most important source of the spices of this rich land of Indonesia, the Netherlands profits from our land with

As a Junior in high school, my history teacher taught us that our native country, Indonesia, was colonized by the Dutch for 350 years beginning in the year 1595. The Netherlands is one of the European countries that established itself over other countries in order to take advantage of them, in this case to take advantage of Indonesia's rich land and resources. Indonesia is a land rich in spices, rice, sugar, tea, coffee, and other products desirable for export. The Dutch colonized us with the purpose

As I used to stay in Indonesia for 17 years, I know exactly how is the culture, the people’s habit in Indonesia, even the customs. But now, as an international student who went to study abroad in New Zealand, I have seen many differences between Indonesia and New Zealand, especially for the customs. The customs between both countries are totally different. Something that I have encountered in New Zealand, not necessarily I found it in Indonesia, and vice versa. If we look from the land area and population

Footwear is one of the most featured export products of Indonesia. Roszandi (2014) stated that the ministry of Industry said that Indonesia already fulfill about 3 percent of footwear market in the world. That based on the export value data in 2013, which reach US$ 3.8 million. However, footwear market still dominated by imported products. The changing wave of lifestyle has happened to Indonesian consumer these several years. According to Mckinsey, by 2030, Indonesians who shift to urban area expected

PESTEL analysis of Indonesia | October 3 2009 | SUBMITTED TO: MR. SUNDERASAN SUBMITTED BY: Hitesh GoyalNirupan ChakravarthiSainath.V MBA 12 and PGPRM-9 | | Introduction: Indonesia is one of the largest countries in South-east Asia, between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean which contain mainly mountainous and covered with rain forests, swamps and consists over 13000 islands. Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia. Indonesia declared its independence on 17th August 1945 from Japan but Netherlands

globalization effects in Indonesia “In 1998 20% of the Indonesian population were below the poverty line. In 1999, 28% of the population was below the poverty line. Then in 2000, 22% of the population was below the poverty line” (Rukmana). The International Monetary Fund (IMF) claims to help countries in poverty achieve macroeconomic stability to reduce poverty. Macroeconomic stability is the balance of healthy rates of: GDP, unemployment, and price indices (Gupya). Indonesia sought the aid of the

Intro: Indonesia is the sixteenth largest economy, the largest economy in the South-east Asian economic region with the world's fourth largest population (263 million in 2017). It is an emerging economy that has increased its international integration, trade liberalisation and diverted from policies of import substitution towards export-led development. Indonesia is a member of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies and has been an active founding member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The

IKEA in Indonesia Background IKEA Company was founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad. The name of IKEA is originally formed from the first letter of the founder’s name and the names of the property and the village where he grew up. At the beginning, IKEA produced and sold simple things (such as pens, wallets, table, pictures frame, watches and jewellery) in the base of low price. The production of furniture in IKEA began during 1947 and in 1955 IKEA Company started to design its own furniture. Based

PESTEL analysis of Indonesia | October 3 2009 | SUBMITTED TO: MR. SUNDERASAN SUBMITTED BY: Hitesh GoyalNirupan ChakravarthiSainath.V MBA 12 and PGPRM-9 | | Introduction: Indonesia is one of the largest countries in South-east Asia, between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean which contain mainly mountainous and covered with rain forests, swamps and consists over 13000 islands. Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia. Indonesia declared its independence on 17th August 1945 from Japan but

The History of Indonesia Brittany McGhaney SOCI 200-D09 Mr. Robert Clark December 12, 2011 The History of Indonesia Abstract Indonesia is a chain of islands located between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, with over 180 million people and 300 different ethnicities. Majority of the population are Malay or Polynesian. The minorities include China, India, Arabia, and Persia. Also included are European colonial powers such as Portugal, Holland, Spain, and England. The nation is largest Muslim

The Dutch had an impact on Indonesia artistically throughout its 400-year reign. The Dutch were the first westerners to actually colonize Indonesia and the Dutch brought Western European culture and influences in Indonesia. The Dutch impacted Indonesia’s tradition with incorporating many different events such as “ Christmas, Easter, New year, and the celebration of Birthdays.” (Quora par.5). The Dutch also brought in many foods and culinary techniques which were used in Indonesian food such as “Butter

Located between the Indian and Pacific oceans in the Southeast Asia, Indonesia ranked number four (as in 2014), as the most populous country in the world with 252,812,245 milion people (worldometers, n.d.). 13,194,000 million people alone are living in the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta (national geographic, n.d). It is a country consists of 17,000 islands; around 6000 islands are inhabited and Indonesia is linked to the equator (Infoplease, n.d). It is used to be colonised and under the influence

teacher taught us that my native country, Indonesia was colonized by the Dutch for 350 years. The Netherlands is one of the European countries that established its country over Indonesia to take benefits of our rich land such as spices. I was aware our land is very source full of spices, rice, sugar, coffee. The Dutch colonized us with the focus of monopoly through trading. Because of the most important source of the spices of this rich land of Indonesia, the Netherlands profits from our land with

as well as their trade links have been closely tangled with those of powerful, developed countries in which it governed the international economic institutions. This paper outlined the key elements of the post-World War II development model of Indonesia. At the same time, there will be identification of the major changes as well as to the key theoretical influences. Illustrating on a broad variety of this study, it researches about the developments in the world economy. With the elements to

Despite being extremely close in geographical proximity, Indonesia is acutely diverse and seperate in culture, religion and the way in which they achieve democracy. Both nations identify as a form of representative democracy, where Australia is lead by a Prime Minister and Indonesia by a President, however, there are a small number of concrete strategies in every successful political system. They may be implemented differently from country to country, yet they serve as a platform for any advanced

With a population of 258,316,051, Indonesia has a colourful city, culture and people. Indonesia’s capital is Jakarta and it holds the majority of Indonesia’s population. The main languages in Indonesia are Bahasa Indonesia, English in addition to Dutch as well as the local dialects. Their currency is IDR (Indonesian Rupiah). The topics covered in this report include tourism, defence and education. Tourism: Tourism is a fundamental component of the Indonesian economy. The contribution of tourism to

Indonesia-US Relations Indonesia is the largest Moslem country in the world and has the fourth largest population. Still, many Americans don't know much about this archipelago. Indonesia is strategically located in Southeast Asia, between Asia and Australia and between the Pacific and Indian Ocean. It is made up of over 17,000 islands and the population consists of over 300 ethnic groups, each with its own local language and local tradition, struggling for survival, maintenance and, in some cases

Indonesia has continued to be the largest economy in Southeast Asia with a very diverse archipelago nation as well as ethnicity. With more than 17,000 islands, Indonesia is the 15th largest country in the world. Moreover, Indonesia also ranks 4th for the most populous country with population estimated at 260 million in 2016 (World Population Review, 2016). From the total population, it is estimated around 56.7% of population lives on Java, the most populous island and in which the busiest economic

Asian countries; however, this was impacted often by different nationalistic sentiments in Indonesia, rarely ones coming from Malaysia. Although tensions and separation have increased, Malays are much more likely to view Indonesians as a part of their nation than Indonesians are to view Malaysians as part of their nation. There are likely a variety of reasons contributing to this. Most importantly, Indonesia is a significantly larger country than Malaysia, with about 250 million people, while Malaysia

The eyes of the world will be on Indonesia as we approach the presidential elections in July and last week, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono addressed the Forests Asia Summit in Jakarta in what will be one of his last speeches on this vital topic. Under his leadership, Indonesia has seen a sea change in its commitment to environmental issues and sustainability. The moratorium, announced in May 2011, on further deforestation — despite being less extensive than some would like — was a significant