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 Indonesia
| Who was the first president of Indonesia? | Indonesia Fun Facts (kontol_panjang) |
Soekarno . Jakarta International Airport is Soekarno - Hatta. Soekarno (1901 - 1970) as the first President, and Mr Mohammad Hatta (1910 - 1981) as Soekarno's Vice President.
| Which one is not originally from Indonesia? | Indonesia Fun Facts (kontol_panjang) |
Balinese Cat. The Balinese cat actually is not from Indonesia. It is more likely a Siamese Cat (from Siam or Thailand), and called Balinese, because the cat moves very gently like an Exotic Bali Dancer, when they are wanna sit.
Komodo Dragon (Varanus Komodoensis) is a kind of giant lizard (almost 7 feet in long) found only in Komodo Island, Nusa Tenggara Barat province, Maleo Bird (Macrocephalon Maleo) is from Celebes & Amboina (sometimes called "Ambon Island"). Orang utan ( Pongo pygmaeus) is only from Borneo and a little group from Sumatra. Their status were endangered animals now.
Garuda. Silkair is from Singapore, TAROM from Romania, MAS mean Malaysian Air Service, Garuda is International and Domestical Indonesia Airline, founded since 1949. Garuda itself mean Giant Eagle.
| Which island in Indonesia does not have land border with another country? | Indonesia Fun Facts (kontol_panjang) |
Sulawesi. Papua borders Papua New Guinea, Kalimantan (Borneo) borders Malaysia and Timor borders Timor Leste. Sulawesi is also called Celebes.
| Which countries have an official land boundary with Indonesia? | Indonesia (Vermic) |
Malaysia and Papua New Guinea.
| What's the name of orange coloured Indian three-wheeler car, which is a very noisy car and only seen in Jakarta? | Indonesia Fun Facts (kontol_panjang) |
Bajaj. Bajaj (spelled "baa- jay") is made in India, a very noisy form of transportation (some expat would say, "a lawnmower on three wheels" because of the sound), that is very similar to Tuk Tuk in Thailand. Becak is threecycle bike human powered (it was banned since 1991 in Jakarta, due to bad habits of the drivers), Bemo is Daihatsu's (Japan) threecycle passenger motorcar. Metro Mini is also orange coloured, but they are kinds of local commuter bus.
| What is Yogyakarta's most popular food? | Indonesia Fun Facts (kontol_panjang) |
Gudeg. Gudeg is young jackfruit and chicken, cooked in a gravy coconut milk with some palm sugar. Soto betawi is mutton soup from Jakarta, Pempek is fish cake with vinegar sauce from South Sumatra and Rawon is beef soup in black broth (normal broth plus some black spicy ingredient named 'kluwak' or black candlenuts come from the kepayang plant (pangium edule) ). A very popular soup from Surabaya, East Java. . They are very delicious.. mm yummy...
| What is time difference between GMT and Denpasar, Bali? | Indonesia Fun Facts (kontol_panjang) |
8 hours ahead. Jakarta is 7 hours ahead and Denpasar is 8 hours ahead.
| What is the name of Solo (Surakarta) Airport? | Indonesia Fun Facts (kontol_panjang) |
Adi Soemarmo. Halim PK is a military airport in Jakarta, Adi Soetjipto is in Yogyakarta, and Talang Betutu was previously name of Sultan Mahmud Badarudin, Palembang (South Sumatra). Adi Soemarmo and Adi Soetjipto (they were brotherhood)were national heroes from Central Java, they died after their plane crashes with a Dutch bomber in a Civil War.
| What is the name of Indonesian Railroad Service? | Indonesia Fun Facts (kontol_panjang) |
PERUMKA. PERURI (Perusahaan Uang Republik Indonesia) is a Mint, owned by government. ANGKASAPURA is Administration of Indonesian Air Service & carrier. TELKOM is telecommunication services, owned by goverment also. PERUMKA shorten from "Perusahaan Umum Kereta Api". "Kereta Api" in English mean 'train'
| What is the main religion in Indonesia? | Indonesia (Vermic) |
Islam. Islam 87 percent, Protestant 6 percent, Catholic 3 percent and Hindu 2 percent.
| The largest lake in Indonesia is Lake Toba. In which island is it located? | Indonesia, Emerald of the Equator (kaung30) |
Sumatra. Lake Toba has 250 cubic kilometers of fresh water and is the largest body of water in South East Asia. Lake Matano is the deepest lake in Indonesia while Lake Toba is the second deepest lake in Indonesia.
| The island of Sumatra is dominated by a mountain range called "Bukit Barisan". What does "Bukit Barisan" mean? | Indonesia, Emerald of the Equator (kaung30) |
A row of hills. The Bukit Barisan is a mountain range with many volcanoes in dense jungle cover. The highest peak is Mount Kerinci at 3,800 meters. The meaning of "Bukit Barisan" is actually a row of hills or hills that make a row. This name is also used for many army purposes.
| The Indonesian flag is similar to the flag of what other country? | Indonesia (Vermic) |
Monaco. The flag of Monaco also has two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white. The flag of Poland has the colors reversed with the white band on top. The Indonesian flag is the Dutch flag, without the blue band that is at the bottom of the Dutch flag.
| The estimated population of Jakarta is...? | Indonesia (Vermic) |
| On what island is Jakarta? | Indonesia (Vermic) |
| Now about language. How do you say "Be Careful" in Bahasa? | Indonesia Fun Facts (kontol_panjang) |
hati hati . 'hati hati' mean be careful. Interesting Facts : There are many (but not ALL) of Indonesian single meaning, made up from two words repetition. But if you speak only single word, it could be different meaning. "Hati hati" for example. Single "hati" word mean "liver", and if you said it twice, it mean "Be careful". So do "beri beri" (single "beri" mean "give it", two "beri"s mean deficiency of vitamin B), "jala jala" ("jala" is a fishing net, "jala jala" is an electrical AC power supply outlet), "kacang kacang" ("kacang" is peanut, meanwhile "kacang kacang" is a kind of long snout sea fish aka Hemiramphus brasiliensis!), "agar agar" ("agar" means "in order to", "agar agar" is gelatine made of Euchema seaweed (jelly)).
| Indonesia's motto is "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika". When it is translated to English, what does it mean? | Indonesia, Emerald of the Equator (kaung30) |
Unity in Diversity. Indonesia is a nation with 17,508 islands. It has over 200 million people (2005), making itself the fourth most populous country in the world. It is also the most populous Muslim nation. It has a strong motto, when it is translated to English, it says "Unity in Diversity". This motto reflects the languages, cultures and ethnic groups that shape every aspect of the country.
| Indonesia's has the world's most populous island. What is the name of the island? | Indonesia, Emerald of the Equator (kaung30) |
Java. The island Java of Jakarta has around 130 million people. The estimated annual growth of population is about +1.25%. In addition, it is one of the most densely populated areas of the world.
| Indonesia was formerly known as...? | Indonesia (Vermic) |
| Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation. What is Indonesia's third largest religion group? | Indonesia, Emerald of the Equator (kaung30) |
Hindus. 86% of Indonesians are Muslims while 11% of the population is Christian. The third largest religion group of Indonesia are Hindus and they cover about 2% of the population. Buddhists cover about 1% of the population. Most Buddhists in modern-day Indonesia are Chinese.
| Indonesia has an estimated number of 6,000 inhabited islands. But what is the estimated total number of islands? | Indonesia (Vermic) |
| In the period 1942-1945 the country was occupied by what other country? | Indonesia (Vermic) |
| How do you say 'goodbye' in Bahasa? | Indonesia Fun Facts (kontol_panjang) |
Selamat Tinggal. Selamat Datang means 'Welcome', Selamat Natal means 'Merry Christmas', Selamat Siang means 'Good afternoon'. I hope you enjoyed my quiz. Sampai berjumpa kembali.
Who is that?. Who are you? is "Siapa anda?",
Who is s/he? is "Siapa dia?",
Who said that? is "Siapa bilang?"
 Frequently Asked Questions about Indonesia
- Who was the pilot on 17th january 1931 who made the first airmail flight from paris to indonesia ? ( goto )
- The Bandung Conference in 1955 was hosted by which of the following: Nasser of Egypt, Tito of Yugoslavia, Nehru of India, or Sukarno of Indonesia? ( goto )
- What was the surname of maurice who on the 17th of january 1931 achieved the first airmail flight from paris to indonesia ? ( goto )
- What's the name of a tribe in Indonesia that used to be all cannibals before Missionaries came and converted the whole tribe to Christianity? ( goto )
- A massive smog called the Asian Brown Cloud could be affecting people around the world.Where is it centred over---India {;Pakistan} {;Indonesia} {;} Singapore ? ( goto )
- A massive smog called the Asian Brown Cloud could be affecting people all over the world. where is it centered over. (India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Singapore)? ( goto )
- Which movie celebrity served as a substitute mother for a 3-month old orangutan baby in the jungle of borneo, indonesia, while making a documentary in 1998 (cameron diaz, julia roberts, drew barrymore, salma hayek) ? ( goto )
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