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    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

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    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

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    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

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    Indonesia: A Profile Essay

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    Export Of Indonesia Essay

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    Major Export/Import Markets and Trade Balance Figure 10. Exports of Indonesia Figure 11. Exports trend of Indonesia Figure 12. Imports of Indonesia Figure 13. Imports trend of Indonesia Figure 14. Trade balance trend of Indonesia As per Economic Complexity Index (ECI) Indonesia is the 79th most complex economy in the world. The country ranks 25th in terms of export in the world. As per 2014 export data, Indonesia imported $178B and exported $178B. This resulted in positive trade balance

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    Indonesia Us Relations

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    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

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    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

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    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

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