Unique Facts about Indonesia

1. Proklamator Kemerdekaan

Everyone seems to know that Sukarno and Hatta proclaimed Indonesia's independence is that. But until this writing, there is no street name "Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta, the city where the proclamation was read. Their names were enshrined into the new airport name 40 years after Indonesia's independence. Worse, the new government formally pinned the title of "proclaimer" to them in 1986, or 16 years after Sukarno's death.

2. City mother
There is no country in the world that changed the capital city for four times in a relatively short period of time except Indonesia, namely Jakarta (1945-1946), Yogyakarta (1946-1948), Bukittinggi (1948-1949), Jakarta (1950-present).

3. Football
Football is one of the most popular sport in Indonesia, but its national team has never won the FIFA World Cup. Only once appeared in 1938, it was not carrying the flag of Indonesia, but the Dutch East Indies. Although Indonesia has a population of at most 4th in the world and Brazil is ranked the 5th, but football achievements the two countries differ greatly.

4. Forest
Indonesia is famous for its vast biodiversity. Indonesia's forest area reached 138 million acres is the place to live for 11% of the world's plant species, 10% of the world's mammal species, and 16% of the world's bird species. However, Guinness World Records in 2008 to pin record in Indonesia as the country's most fast rate of forest destruction in the world, which lost 1.8 million hectares of forest every year

5. Pulau

With 17,508 islands, Indonesia is the largest archipelago country in the world. This is where 3 of the 6 largest island in the world are: Kalimantan, Sumatra, and Papua. But do not be surprised that nearly 60% of the population lives in Java, although the extent of only 7% of the entire territory of Indonesia. Uniquely, there are four islands that sovereignty ruled jointly with neighboring governments. Borneo Island is administratively controlled by three governments, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei Darussalam. Guinea dominated Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Timor island controlled by Indonesia and Timor Leste, and the last island of Sebatik controlled Indonesia and Malaysia.

6. Rate
Reference to figure 1-9 in Indonesian letters contain a mystery. If we add the two numbers that equal the prefix letter, then the result is always ten.
Beginning with S -> One + Nine = Ten
Beginning with D -> Two + Eight = Ten
Beginning with T -> Three + Seven = Ten
Beginning with E -> Four + Six = Ten
Even the Five + Five = Ten

7. Latah

Latah is a neurological disease whose symptoms appeared when dikageti, or without conscious like repeating words or movements of others. Besides Indonesia, the disease is only found in the ethnic Ainu in Japan, people in the Gobi desert, and a tribe in France. In Indonesia alone, initially the disease was only found in the tribes on the island of Java, Sumatra and Kalimantan hinterland. But his unique, over time talkative in Indonesia are considered cool and become a trend, especially among celebrities. Some celebrities use fame or talkative as capital characteristics as the entertainer.

8. August 17 Agustus

When August 17 became the date of birth of Indonesia, precisely date the date of death to the originator of the pillars of Indonesia. On that date, the creator of the national anthem "Indonesia Raya", WR Soepratman (d. 1937) and the originator of Indonesian science, Herman van der Tuuk Neubronner (d. 1894) died.

9. Minister for Indigenous People Indonesia
43 years after independence, Indonesia has a first minister who is really "indigenous Indonesian people. " That's because all the previous ministers were born before Indonesia's independence (August 17, 1945). That means, they never became citizens of the Netherlands East Indies and / or occupation of Japan, because the state law of the Republic of Indonesia does not yet exist at that time.
"The speaker of Indonesia's first " the minister was Ir. Akbar Tanjung (born in Sibolga, North Sumatra, 30 August 1945), as Minister of Youth and Sport at the V Development Cabinet (1988-1993).

10. Ramah

In addition to its natural beauty, many foreign tourists praise the hospitality of Indonesian people. Based on the survey of The Smiling Report 2009, Indonesia is the cheapest country in the world smile. Indonesia, together with Hong Kong, was also crowned as the best country in saying hello. But this is not followed by proper management of the tourism industry. Poor bureaucracy and the high level of corruption is also very scary for investors to do business in this state cheapest smile.

11. Mall
Jakarta as the capital of Indonesia has a spatial structure which is very very messy. In this city stands 130 shopping centers, the highest among other major cities around the world. Many areas in Jakarta that had been planned for residential areas, conservation, water catchment but even turned into a shopping center.

12. United Nations (UN)
As of this writing, Indonesia was the only country that ever came out of the United Nations. Joined the first time in 1950 as a member of the 60th United Nations, then Indonesia withdrew its membership in 1965. Sukarno, Indonesia's current president is very angry with the UN's decision to admit the sovereignty of Malaysia and make Malaysia non-permanent member of UN Security Council. Then later Sukarno founded Conefo (Conference of State Power of the New) as opposed to the UN. Prior to exit from the United Nations, Sukarno had delivered a fiery speech to the UN General Assembly that it asked for the world body moved its headquarters outside the United States. Not just his speech that managed to get applause many times, but also successfully conducted Ganefo Soekarno (rival Olympic Conefo version) followed 2250 athletes from 48 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and South America, and covered about 500 foreign journalists. The moments that was the last time Indonesia has become the leader of a superpower and one of the most respected country in the world.

13. Animal
Indonesia has a tremendous wealth of fauna. Ancient animals are still living in Indonesia are the Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard, weighing 90kg and a length of 3 meters. There is also the world's smallest fish of mosquitoes found in Sumatra. In Sulawesi are still alive in the world's smallest primate like a monkey the Pygmy Tarsier (Tarsius pumilus) or Mount Tarsier also called the length is only 10 cm. On the same island were also found in the world's longest snakes along 10 meters of Python Reticulates.

14. Suku & Bahasa

Indonesia is a country that has the largest tribes in the world, with more than 740 tribes / ethnic groups, therefore it is not surprising that Indonesia is also a country with the largest regional languages, namely 583 languages ​​and dialects. Aware that inter-ethnic clashes are potentially occur, the founders of this Republic to agree on the slogan "Unity in Diversity" (which means "Different but still one too").

15. Divination About Leader
Indonesia is a country rich with mystical world of magic, aka, including problem-forecast predicted. One of them carrying the name of King Jayabaya, who ruled the Kediri kingdom around the year 400 AD. Of the many predictions, the most famous is the prediction of who will lead the Indonesian people (read: President of Indonesia).

The first leader Sukarno, is described as being:
- Wearing a black skullcap (kethu bengi)
- Had no father (orphans)
- His voice booming
- Charismatic
- Holds all-precious stones (the Great Leader and Supreme Commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces)
- Immune to the various weapons (often escaped the assassination attempt)
- Have a weakness easily seduced beautiful women
- Is helpless against little kids that surround his home (because of the decline of Soekarno-demo students and students)
- Often cursed foreigners (anti-imperialism)

Soeharto's second leader ie, described as people who:
- Supported by "Kartikapaksi" (This symbol is used by ABRI)
- Wearing a green helmet or cap kwali lumuten (military)
- Rich
- Become a world leader (Suharto initiated the forming of ASEAN, which is said by its history, ASEAN is the unity of the kingdom of Majapahit)
- Replaced by the "King of the country side" (Soeharto was replaced by BJ. Habibie, who came from Nusa Srenggi, Sulawesi)

After the era of the two leaders, Jayabaya predicted that leaders will emerge who is described as king:
- Title Satriya Piningit
- Have not had a father-mother
- Has passed the Java Vedas
- Armed Trisula
because of previous predictions in the form of metaphor, I also do not understand who is meant by Satriya Piningit.

Jayabaya also equally famous is the 2 letter late / partial word name of the leader of Indonesia, which are summarized in a word NOTONOGORO. And it was also proven by 3 periods during the reign of president of Indonesia: Sukarno, Suharto, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. What about BJ Habibie, Megawati and Gus Dur / Abdurahman Wahid? 3 The President was not counted because they do not govern for 1 full reign. It was said a president who will make Indonesia affluent and prosperous, it is considered the world and respected is a president with the final letter "GO". Who is he?