Indonesia - A Country Profile

Capital: Jakarta (Special Capital City Region of Jakarta), located on the north coast of Java.
Major Cities: The eight largest cities in 2004 were Jakarta (Java), Surabaya (Java), Bandung (Java), Medan (Sumatra), Palembang (Sumatra), Semarang (Java), Ujungpandang (Sulawesi), and Tangerang (Java).
Date of Independence: Proclaimed August 17, 1945, from the Netherlands. The Hague recognized Indonesian sovereignty on December 27, 1949.
National Public Holidays: Religious holidays (celebrated by followers of that faith): include Imlek (Chinese or Lunar New Year, movable date in January or February); Eid'l Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice of the Prophet Ibrahim, movable date); Hari Raya Nyepi (Balinese Hindu New Year, movable date in March or April); Hijriyah (Islamic New Year, first day of Muharram, first month of the Islamic calendar, variable date); Good Friday (movable date in March or April); Maulid (Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, movable date); Waisak...

Product details

• Authors: Library Of Congress, Federal Research Division
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.01.2015
• EAN: 9781312807952
• ISBN: 978-1-312-80795-2
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 280 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 111 g
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias