Why do I love Indonesia? The only country that makes "REPTILE" as national animals is Indonesia. I'm talking about 100% nature in Indonesia, not 1 city or 1 island. Indonesia has Mother Nature which has a very brutal power, because it can kill many people every year. You know? Mother Nature in this country is the mastermind behind major natural disasters that can hit many countries and cause many fatalities, not just 1 or 100 times, but more than that. One Example : Tsunami 2004 (Boxing Day) start from Indonesia (Aceh Sumatera) impact 20 countries (To Africa). When I was a teenager, at the high school level I always studied and read books about nature in a library located in Europe. I found a book that said : >Tambora A Killer From Indonesia. >Krakatoa The Day The World Exploded. Both of these books tell about nature and its brutality at the same time. Not only that, in the book it is explained that the incident is located in 1 country but in different regions. Was it the only tragedy that was written by the International? No, there is a lot of history of major natural disasters in Indonesia that are written internationally. Without many people realizing that nature in Indonesia is also very cruel, often raging, abnormal and brutal. Total natural disasters in Indonesia (8 Years Calculation) : >Year 2022 = 1.421 (Period Jan - Jun). >Year 2021 = 3,058 >Year 2020 = 2,925 >Year 2019 = 9,375 (Super insane). >Year 2018 = 3,397 >Year 2017 = 2,341 >Year 2016 = 2,342 >Year 2015 = 1,682 Total natural disasters for 8 years = 26.541 If you know all the volcanoes, rivers, lakes, caves, waterfalls, beaches, mountains, rice fields, forests, wastelands and others in Indonesia (Nature), the nature is very insane. For me personally, a visit to Indonesia is the most memorable for me because I have visited 51 natural tourist attractions. List of natural tourist attractions in Indonesia that I have visited. 1). Krakatoa. (My favorite volcanoes). 2). Tambora. 3). Aceh Museum Tsunami 2004. 4). Weh Island. 5). Lematang Lampung. 6). Ranau. 7). Anyer. 8). Ujung Kulon. 9). Lancang Island Jakarta. 10). Rian North Kalimantan. 11). Yellow Land. (I forgot this name). 12). Mesas Cave. 13). Gamalama. 14). Sulamadaha. 15). Ngurtafur. 16). Kupang. 17). Bali Island. 18). Karang Bolong. 19). Setu Babakan. 20). Bangkalan Madura Island. 21). Limboto. 22). Saronde Island. 23). Bogani Nani Wartabone. 24). Arfak Papua. 26). Jomblang Cave. 27). Karang Taraje Sawarna. 28). Lito Duyonumo. 29). Tammasapi. 30). Dukono. 31). Tonjong Canyon. 32). Curug Badak. 33). Kyura River. 34). Alif Stone Park. 35). Bono Wave. 36). Banyuwangi. 37). Halmahera. 38). Serang Banten. 39). Banda Neira Maluku. 40). Lakey Beach. 41). Puncak Bogor. 43). Mangku Kodek. 42). And Others (Up to 51 natural attractions, because I forgot the names). Indonesia is a complete and very diverse tour package in large quantities. Even on trains, buses, airplanes, and ships, you can see different views from one country. It's really crazy, like going to another country but still in the same country. Imagine in 1 city and even then there are many tourist attractions. What about Indonesia as a whole? Millions of tourist attractions. Therefore, many people misunderstand tourism in Indonesia because it is too much and varied. Then you will find something unique and strange, at least go on 30 different trips to tourist attractions in Indonesia and I am sure you will have a much more extraordinary experience. List of places I want to visit in 2024 in Indonesia : 1). Mature Kaladan. 2). Kikik Waterfall. 3). Haratai Loksado Waterfall. 4). Liang Tapah. 5). Kakaban Island. 6). Gitgit Waterfall. 7). Canggu. 8). Nusa Dua. 9). Batu Lawang. 10). Setu Patok. 11). Setu Sedong. 12). Mangroves Jakarta. 13). Mangroves Bengkulu. 14). Bukit Kaba. 15). Way Hawang Bengkulu. 16). Waisia ​​Waterfall. 17). Bair Island. 18). Mahawu. 19). Kaliadem Yogyakarta. 20). Lemona Tasikmalaya. 21). Bukit Raya Kalimantan. 22). Toba Supervolcano. 23). Semeru. 24). Komodo Island. 25). Curug Parigi. 26). Pacitan. 27). Bangka Belitung. 28). Batam. 29). Labuan Bajo. 30). Sianok Canyon. 31). Meru Betiri. 32). Sentani. 33). Wafsarak Waterfall. 34). Wasur. 35). Bihewa Nabire Waterfall. 36). Kali Kaca. 37). Kali Suci. 38). Api Abadi Madura. 39). Kaolin Belitung. 40). Wamena Habema Lake. 41). Teksas Wonocolo. 42). Santera Malang. 43). Kali Gua Brebes. 44). Situ Gintung. 45). Dieng Plateau. 46). Tigaraksa. 47). Janjang Koto Gadang. 48). Sentarum Lake. 49). Rinjani. 50). Gunung Kapur. 51). Gunung Meja Manokwari. 52). Bokimoruru. 53). Telaga Bidadari. 54). Piknik Park Jakarta. 55). Honje Banten. (And the remaining 109 natural attractions I have not applied, because I am still looking for information on which tourist attractions I will visit in 2024). You can check the photos of the places I mentioned on Google, the natural attractions in Indonesia are crazy. Did you know if we look at the map of the Indonesia territory, it's like a person / Jinn who sleeps on his back. Sumatra : Feet. Kalimantan : Stomach. Jawa, Bali, Nusa Tenggara : Spine. Sulawesi : Bosom. Maluku : Neck. Papua : Head. Other small islands : Acne. Not only that, Indonesia has more than 500 volcanoes = Active, inactive and underwater. Nature in Indonesia is really insane very different class categories, there is a saying that says : (Indonesia is the throne Queen Mother Nature). There is even a study that has visited 400 tourist attractions in Indonesia and it is only 10% for him. From Sabang Sumatera to Merauke Papua (in 1 country) is expensive and long distance. It costs the same as you flying from Egypt to Dubai or Jakarta to South Korea or Spain to Belarus. Indonesia was originally not an archipelago but a mainland called SUNDALAND (Western side of Indonesia) and SAHULLAND (Eastern side of Indonesia). However, 70% of the land was sunk into the ocean. The territory of Indonesia is 60% sea, 30% (Forests, Volcanoes, Caves, Waterfalls, Rivers, Lakes, Mountains, Forests, Deserts, Cliffs and Canyons) and 10% Man-made. The total area of ​​Indonesia is 8.5 million km² (Including land, sea and EEZ). The coastline of Indonesia is more than 98.000 km². In fact, in Indonesia, a lot tourist attractions (100% overall) is more than 4.800.000 - 6.100.000 (This is a total of the craziest nature in the world, that's why Indonesia has been named the MOST BEAUTIFUL NATURE IN THE WORLD AND ALSO THE MOST BRUTAL). Indonesia is HEAVEN and HELL which collide with each other simultaneously, has 2 different sides. Traveling to Indonesia is not just about a relaxing and exciting travel experience, it is much deeper and more than that. You can even feel disappointed, emotional, confused, sad, tired, give up, smile, laugh, afraid, goosebumps, satisfied and others at the same time. The number of victims of natural disasters in Indonesia in 1 year : >(2022) is 1.4 million people. >(2021) is 8.4 million people. >(2020) is 945 people. >(2019) is 3.721 people. >(2018) is 10.32 million people. >(2017) is 52.930 people. >(2016) is 6 million people. >(2015) is 22.773 people. Total victims of natural disasters in Indonesia for 7 years = 25.200.369 The slogan of Mother Earth in Indonesia: A very brutal power from a very beautiful form. Indonesia the most prominent is "MOTHER NATURE". The thinking of ordinary people will not reach when discussing Mother Nature, because Indonesia is labeled as a country that has the most brutal and risky nature in the world. This is no joke because the number of human deaths in Indonesia is very large every year, the category of nature in Indonesia is actually "VERY EVIL" because it can actually kill humans without mercy. Lots of documentation, films, articles, notes and history. Mother Earth in Indonesia has long been known as the "KILLER". Even natural disasters in Indonesia are divided into 3 groups, namely: 1). MACRO. (At this rate if it happened, then the deaths would be predicted to be more than 100.000 - 10.000.000 may impact other countries). 2). MEZZO. 3). MICRO. Unbeknownst to ordinary people, know that nature in each country is different (Nothing is the same). Therefore, many experts always remind "Be careful when going to natural attractions in Indonesia". Fun Facts : >Dutch band Within Temptation made the title song "Mother Earth" which describes nature in Indonesia. Even Sharon Den Adel, vocalist of Within Temptation, has lived in Bali Indonesia since childhood. >Groove Coverage from Germany is a music group that uses the name "INDONESIA" as the title track and is included in the album "21 Century". This song is officially made. If no one knows Groove Coverage, then you can search for it by typing "GOD IS A GIRL" you will find out who sings the song is a woman. This group was very popular in 2000 - 2013 in many countries. But why did he choose the name "INDONESIA" as a song? Without realizing it, Groove Coverage is the first international music group to make the name "INDONESIA" as a song (2006). >Maria Amanda/Sabrina Nielsen, a Gothic Europe model (Denmark), has visited several places in Indonesia (Bali and Yogyakarta) and wrote an extraordinary assessment on Instagram. >The name Indonesia is taken from a word in Ancient Greek and is related to the history of Ancient Greek mythology. The Indonesian name is referred to as "GAIA". >Celine Dion from Canada has a song inspired by the music "Keroncong Indonesia" entitled "To Love You More" and in 2018 came to Indonesia. >A rock band called Fransoa from France made a song called "Aku Masih Lapar" in Indonesian languages, the lyrics mention the names of Indonesian food. >The European Gothic genre band "Xandria" from Germany made a video in Indonesia in 2015. >The title songs namely "Straitjackets And Wards" and "Eternal Waking" became the soundtrack of a horror game from Indonesia called "Pulang Insanity". >And others.

3:45 "politics must be a mess" As an Indonesian i totally agree with you

Oh yes, most Indonesian are trilingual, even if they don't speak English (because they are just bad at it), if they have parents from different cultures, or same culture parents but the children is born and/or raised is another culture area, then that child would automatically spoke any languages their parents speak and what language their neighbors and school friends speak. So Indonesian childrens in that case can speak 2 or 3 local language, 4 if you add bahasa indonesia, 5 if you know English, 6 if you are Muslim (because we learn Arabic to read the Quran), and you can still learn more like French, German, Russian, Italian, Korean, Chinese or Japanese if you want.

In Indonesia, if you go miles away, you probably will find another languages, cultures, religious hot spots, etc. So its pretty normal for us being different and unique.

"How do they even get along?" Yeah, we're still figuring it out. Sometimes earthquakes unite us.

The Dutch colonized Indonesia! Which is why chicken satay and peanut sauce are really popular in the Netherlands today 😂 I hear Dutch people like to dip fries in peanut sauce too

Perhaps it feels strange for foreigners that we included religion in our ID cards. So let me explain, that every religion has different sacral burial ceremonies and rituals. So just in case, somebody died in an accident, the authorities could honor the diseased through their religious rituals. In this modern era, many Muslims have Christian names, like me while many non-Muslims have Muslim names, like Ahmad, Rizki, etc. If you ask how do we keep our union, well actually we do have racism between tribes, but mostly we can accept it, and even sometimes we make a joke of it.

I'm a proud Indonesian, and I'll try to answer your questions: 1. A dispute about the name: We have always called it Indonesian islands, of course, since they're within Indonesian boundaries. I don't know who calls it Malay islands, but I'm not aware of any dispute. 2. Disputes over some islands: Yes. But only over several islands, not even 10% as many as the difference in the amount of islands according to the three different sources. I think the differences are more becuse of their definiton of what can be called 'an island'. 3. Pura Ulun Danau (lake) Bratan [poor-ah uloon dah-know brah-tahn] 4. The Dutch, but you found out a bit later, didn't you ☺️ It was mention actually at 3:52 in the video 5. Wrong. Most Muslim in Indonesia do NOT eat pork. Perhaps you saw some videos where some did, or even opened a restaurant selling pork. But most Indonesian Muslims adheres to Islamic rules, so they don't eat pork. In fact, most people (the baby boomers and the gen X people) consider it disgusting, and avoid just the look of it. It is by no means allowed in Islam, everywhere in the world. But Indonesian government is not based on sharia, so there's no law enforcement about that, and people can choose whether they want to adhere or not to the sharia, even though they are registered as Muslims. 6. No, you got it correct, religion is stated in our ID card or passport or any other official papers. In our constitution, it is said that we are a religious country, and the believe of One God is number one in our five basic principles. So everyone must have a religion. But we can choose whichever religion we like, and we're also allowed to change anytime. 7. About the gathering for the dead. We do it in order to pray together for the dead, since we all believe in the life after death, and we want to make it easy for them by praying FOR them, not to them. And we bury the dead right away after they die, asap, only hours later or one night tops. We don't leave them out for days. Different concept. 8. True, Indonesia is a 'conglomerate' of many ethnic groups, many languages, many islands, but we were brought together by the same fate, that we were colonialized, or constantly attacked, by the Dutch. Our fore fathers realized that our localized effort was always futile; the Dutch played us one against another. So they made a pledge to stay together. As stated in the video, they chose to use the Malay language, already spoken in many areas in Sumatra and Borneo, as a unifying language. Not only because Malay is more neutral and Javanese is difficult, but the Javanese language has hierarchy, by which the youth/low caste have to speak a more polite language to the seniors/higher caste, so even the Javanese forefathers voted against it. We can get along by holding on to our motto: Unity in Diversity. So we look at our differences as a variety of gems held together in a beautiful brooch, and we're proud of it.

If You look at the Indonesian national emblem carefully, you can find this statement "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" in the lower side of the Garuda bird. It means "unity in diversity". Yes Indonesia consist of hundreds of tribes and have hundreds of native language, but we are proud to be one nation, with one motherland, and we use Indonesian language as our lingua franca. I'm Javanese btw, I grew up in Bali and West Java. And this makes me able to speak in more than 4 languages. I can speak Javanese (my mother tongue), Indonesian, English, lil bit of Balinese, and Sundanese (West Java). ps: no devout Muslims would eat pork, but the sale of pork is not prohibited in Indonesia (Indonesian is secular country btw). You can easily find pork based traditional dishes in areas where there is significant numbers of non Muslims. For instance in Bali where the population is dominantly Hindu, the consumption of pork is quite common among non Muslims. Bali is also famous for its "suckling pig/babi guling" and "pork ribs" dishes. I never tried them though, being a muslim

many european excited went to Indonesia, and they told if you explore indonesia from the east to the west its like go to many different countries because of many culture and language in there

"Complicated" yea that's the word! We have so many different cultures, languages and ethnics to say the least. Take your time to learn about Indonesia~ I salute you teacher!

10:51 there are about 1340 ethnic/sub-ethnic groups and about 800's languages and dialects 11:55 British colonization is between 1811-1813. the others were Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese. 13:29 yes. so if someone is dead, he/she may being treated properly according to his/her religion

Hey, if u notice. Indonesia has a very long distance. If u count the sea, from Aceh (the western part of indonesia) to Papua (the eastern part of indonesia) its like flying from Ireland to Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan. Just imagine how diverse we are.... i'm still get goosebumps when i think about our founding father get these island to unite to become a one country.

13:31 Yes, we need to choose one of those six religion and it’s stated in our identity card (Kartu Tanda Penduduk or KTP in bahasa Indonesia). Perhaps, some people think it violates human rights, but the first point of our national principle, Pancasila said “Ketuhanan Yang Maha Esa” which means “Belief in the Almighty God”. So yeah, we need to do that. Thanks for ur reaction btw!

The English language didn't come from colonization era, it came with globalization mainly. No, Muslims are still not allowed to eat pork. Indonesia was mainly colonized by the dutch for about 350 years, followed by Japan for about 3.5 years, then independence in 1945. Though, Dutch tried to come back to Indonesia and didn't recognize our independence until 1949. That's why some people say Indonesian independence is in 1949. It's actually declared in 1945 after Japan lost the war. Our national motto is unity in diversity. So, yeah. I guess we can live in harmony because of our long history? Cmiiw 😅

Yes, commonly, an Indonesian communicate with at least 2 languages on daily life. We learned other foreign languages too, mostly English. We also learn Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, French, Germany, Arabian, Spanish, Korean, etc. Our old generation (grand parents and parents) most likely speak/understand Dutch as well. 10:38 - No. We, Indonesian muslims, don't eat pork. Well, at least most of us don't, since it's forbidden by sharia law. But, sure, you might find some Indonesian Muslims who eat pork, be it accidentally or deliberately. Why? It's safe to say, maybe they're only born from Muslim family but not so much into practicing Islamic rules. 18:21 - Since our country's motto is "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" (Sanskrit, means unity in diversity) the government makes sure the motto literally applied in our daily lives, by inserting the curriculum related to it into our entire education system since we're on kindergarten level. The result, most (if not all) of Indonesian people tolerate everything, respect everyone, and welcomed differences. Personally, I appreciate your interest in learning more about our country. Trust me, you will fall in love with Indonesia. 🤗

No, we don't eat pork and No muslim in the world eat pork. it's good that you asked that here otherwise it would have been awkward :D. Edit : It seems many people say they're a muslim and they ate pork. Here's my answer. If you're doing the things that God forbid in the Quran then you no longer a Muslim. How's that hard to understand.

every moslems in the world prohibited to eat pork .. indonesian moslems also.. , thanks for reacting indonesian geography. indonesia is very diverse in many things. diverse in landscape , diverse in animals species , diverse in people , diverse in culture .. our national motto is Unity in Diversity. we have everythings ... but the rest part of the world still didnt know what is "Indonesia" ... i called it Invisible country . just like wakanda in marvel universe 😝😝

11:59 actually, during the world war time, many indonesian people can speak dutch language. and indonesian technical or engineering university uses many dutch languages. during japan colonization, the japanese kinda restrict usage of dutch languages (CMIIW) and then teach indonesian japanese language so there was also many people who can speak japanese then. after independence. knowing english is world language. indonesian people start to learn english from elementary school (my case) indonesian elementary school until high school usually have minimum 3 languages classes: -Bahasa indonesia (indonesian language) -Bahasa inggeris (english) -Bahasa Daerah (local language, if you are in west java it is sundanese, if you are in east java then it is javanese, and it depends on each local languages) and for extra. during high school there is option to learn another languages such as japanese, arabic, and mandarin and of course for muslim, learning to read arabic hijaiya is a must. aaand. if sundanese person go to east java for college. they usually can speak javanese also aaaand sundanese and javanese language is very very different in vocabulary. aaaand.. sundanese or other languages also have their unique local version. it is like 1 different language every 100km so it is important for us to use Bahasa Indonesia to unite us

One of the two topics I had to study for my final history exam in high school was The Dutch in Indonesia. Always found that connection interesting. Even our literature has a fair share of Indonesian related content.

After Indonesia became independent, about 350,000 people emigrated to the Netherlands around 1949. The Indonesian diaspora has a lot of influence on Dutch culture and cuisine. The third and fourth generations have now almost assimilated, making them less noticeable in Dutch society. In 1975 Suriname became independent and about 300,000 people emigrated to the Netherlands. Among these people were also the Javanese diaspora. Javanese, Indians and Chinese were recruited as indentured servants in the 19th century because slavery was abolished. There is currently a large Indonesian and Javanese diaspora living in the Netherlands. In addition, the Netherlands is the 4th largest investor in Indonesia, after China, Japan and Singapore. Many Indonesians also study at Dutch universities. Did you know that Chinese restaurants in the Netherlands actually sell Indonesian dishes with a Chinese twist. Indonesian food was already known around the 1930s, when the Chinese opened restaurants they first sold Chinese, but it turned out not to sell well. Since then, the Chinese have been cooking Indonesian dishes adapted to the Dutch. Since then, it has also been considered Dutch cuisine. The Indonesian language has 10,000 Dutch loanwords. But the Dutch language also has many Malay/Indonesian loanwords.

Indonesia is like a reduced and unified world, so many cultures and diversity.

Really enjoyed this one. What a fascinating country

I really enjoy you doing these Geography now videos. History/Geography was my favorite subject in school.

I studied in the city of Padang, Indonesia for 3 years, in one year I experienced 4 to 5 earthquakes. The first time I experienced an earthquake at 1 pm, it really traumatized me. After the second year began to get used to the earthquake. The hardest thing I've ever felt, when I came home from college very tired and fell asleep, I woke up because of the earthquake, and I had to force myself to get up and stand, otherwise I might die buried under collapsed buildings. The duration of the earthquake was more than 3 minutes. Fortunately I have finished my studies in Padang, I returned to my hometown which has never experienced an earthquake

You must have often heard of the Rafflesia Arnoldi flower. This flower was first discovered in 1818 in the tropical forest of Sumatra by a guide who worked for Dr. Joseph Arnold who was following the expedition of Thomas Stamford Raffles, so this plant was named according to the history of its discoverer, namely the merger of Sir Raffles and Dr. Arnold, and name it Rafflesia Arnoldi

we don't have a unifying culture actually! Let me clarify on that: it is true that most stick with their cultures, but wherever you're raised, you will embrace the community's culture with you! (i've seen people from other regions raised in jakarta and embrace the culture of their own and the jakartans culture,) and what unifies us is mostly social media, our one language and even sometimes food! food is the most important, we share a lot of them with other cultures inside Indonesia as well. They are generally accepting, and different beliefs doesn't mean we can't live in harmony. even as a minority(non-moslem and not really an indigenous descent), i cant vouch for this kindness and acceptance of people :D

You are so underrated! Very full of life and informed! You earned a sub

Muslims in Indonesia obviously don't eat pork either. However, the sale of food containing pork is not prohibited. Muslims independently must pay attention to the presence of halal labels in restaurants or on food packaging.

Indonesia is the country that blessed with cultural diversity

The video of "Indonesia" Geography has been quite some time uploaded.. I think the information & some photos need to be updated.. bcause the development has progressed a lot for last couple years.. there are some good videos of Indonesian geography & history

We just appreciate that we can live and make money in Indonesia. We respect other people 's believes and not try to disturb other people. And like everyone said, Indonesia people is very friendly so that's why we can live together.

It's great that you've started to pause the video whenever you want to comment on something. As jarring as it can be, it's still better than speaking over the video as you did previously and missing things or yourself not being understandable.

Hey man, Indonesian here and let me explain about colonization of Indonesia, first Portuguese colonized us around 1600s mainly on Mollucas Island for a spices I think, then followed by British, Spanish and last important colonizer is of course a Dutch (or Holland). Yeah it's true British ruled us for few years because of Dutch were conquered by Napoleon Bonaparte back in 1800s with Dutch oversea territories handed over to British for a while (including another Dutch big colony in South Africa.) Finally we were colonized or invaded I guess by our fellow asian, Empires of Japan in 1942-1945. Many of Indonesian died during that period of time, because of famine and conscription by Japanese. I am typing this based on knowledge of my memories so bear in mind with mistakes that I made along the way. Cheers Adding my personal experience is I considered myself as Trilingual, not because my native language but because mainly I am speaking Indonesian, English and still learning German for my internship program to Germany

1. Nope Kalle, Indonesian muslims don't eat pork. There are even recent incident when people try to make a certain traditional dish from West Sumatra (beef rendang) with pork, and he ended up apologizing for it. 2. The Dutch government ruled Indonesia for 350 years first through the Dutch East Indies Company and then through colonial government. Fun fact, Jakarta and Gothenburg both designed by the Dutch around the same era. They have the same design pattern and layout if I remembered correctly. 3. There's no such things as Indonesian culture because it is not yet a nation state (although it claims to be). There are only a set of attributes that define Indonesian identity such as, Indonesian language, Indonesian motherland and Indonesian nation in which the last two are made up politically constructed ideas (see The Youth Pledge of 1928). So a lot of elements in the the Indonesian identity as a whole are new and we are not there yet, and we still go back and forth arguing about the fundamentals (See, this is the real challenge of multiculturalism). Indonesia is not a homogenous nation like Sweden that has historically one ethnic, one language, one religion nation. Each tribes has their own customs, tradition and religion which throughout history has been exploited by politicians for identity politics that is responsible for numbers of riots and genocides in the country. Meanwhile all influential media, economy and politics are based in Jakarta, and the ruling elites basically using that to impose the "Indonesian identity" to replace the regional, tribal, native identity.

@12 :24 Ok this is incorrect. Bahasa Indonesia is based on Bahasa Melayu or Malay Language and the Malay Language is indigenous to the Riau Islands, parts of Sumatra and Kalimantan. So Bahasa Indonesia is indigenous to Indonesia. And there is high intelligibility between Bahasa Indonesia and Malay. Most Malay speakers especially those exposed to Bahasa Indonesia through drama series, movies, religious programs would not have any issue understanding Indonesia and most Indonesians would not struggle that much understanding standard Malay. I would say mutual intelligibility is close to 99 percent. Source - I'm a Malay speaker from Singapore and I can understand Indonesian almost 100 percent of the time. Also, it makes sense to have Bahasa Indonesia / Malay as the official language of Indonesia since various versions of Malay have been spoken throughout the archipelago for centuries such as Ambon Malay, Kupang Malay, Papua Malay, Makassar Malay and Manado Malay.

in Jakarta a few months ago there was a small scale earthquake, even though the center was far in the west but it was quite vibrating, the center was about 6/7 on the Richter scale and it often happened in the west, east, south of Jakarta and maybe earthquakes like that do happen often even news often occurs about the possibility of a tsunami, the Aceh Tsunami in 2004, the Yogyakarta Earthquake in 2006, the eruption of Mount Merapi in 2010, the Banten Tsunami in 2018, and the Nusa Tenggara Earthquake & Tsunami in 2021

As a result of immense diversity, most individuals in Indonesia has developed a great amount of social sensitivity and tolerance. You can tell by the way Indonesian interacts. Do not mistakenly judge that Indonesians are laid back and always put smiley face, but actually these behaviours means Indonesians giving signs of openness and non-aggressiveness and always willing to avoid potential conflicts and negotiate to reach acceptable middle ground. Average indonesian has never seen or experience complete culture of the whole country in one lifetime. It is good that in terms of media, internet, and transportation infrastructures Indonesia has developed pretty impressive knowing its size as island nations. Religion fanatics are not welcome in Indonesia even though there are many individuals in politics can fall within that category. Yet untill now the settlement of such disputes always prefer non-violance approaches.

Bahasa Indonesia is arguably the easiest language to learn. However there are over 300 traditional languages actively used by the people, each of them are uniquely different. 34 provinces with 300 languages, that roughly makes 8 languages for each province.

Some if the information in this video is not exactly accurate, but it's still a good start to learn Indonesia in a nutshell

12:48Why Indonesia languages same in dutch languages because,indonesia was colonized by the Dutch for 350 years, if you count backwards from 1945, it means that we were colonized by the Dutch from 1595. Meanwhile, in 1596 Cornelis de Houtman landed for the first time in Banten,and in historical records de Houtman is the Dutchman who first set foot in the archipelago/Indonesia,and that why Indonesia languages same as Dutch languages.And you ask me why i know this because i'm Indonesian people

TLDR: 1. Mostly different province, we have different ethnicity (different language and culture). 2. But in my home, i use my local language (Bahasa Sunda). 3. Mostly people in their home using local language (Java, Sunda, Batak, Dayak, Papuan, Malay etc), but if talk with other ethnicity we use Indonesia language, thats how we unite.

Hi, the video of the presenter was presented some years ago, please see the new videos of Indonesia, you will see Indonesia has developed significantly, in terms of history, geography, spots to visit are still relevant, Indonesia was occupied by the dutch fo 350 years, before the dutch, it was Portuguese

Being born as a multilangual-Indonesian has made me learning other foreign languages much easier. In Indonesia itself I speak Acehnese, Indonesian, Malay, Javanese (Eastern-Javanese or Suroboyoan). I also speak English well (almost native), Arabic, Japanese (These 3 language I learned from school, some schools are more advanced and competitive in foreign languages as it is mandatory to be spoken at school). And now I speak Turkish (Very well or advancee) and Russian. And within Turkey I got to learn some Kurdish language (very basic as well as my other basic local language in Indonesia like Sundanese, and minangnese) and also Tatar language in Russia as I got to live in Tatarstan-Russia 😊 So let say in total about 14 to 15 languages (doesn’t include different accents we have in each city or village) 😉

We and malay and pinoy bros are actually like siblings. We banter a lot, mock each other, sometimes even enter fisticuffs, but if someone hurt any of us, the other will protect with all their might. We love our brothers

Clever youtuber, everything about Indonesia, even just KZfaq react videos will attract many many many Indonesian viewers.. Very clever indeed

Our unity motto is " bersatu kita teguh, bercerai kita runtuh " means, together we strong, divided we collapse or fail. And so it reflect in our national motto..bhineka tunggal ika means we consist of many diversity groups ( race, tribe, language of our mother tongue) but we are one (tunggal ika ). Are you really Teacher ? You can check our Indonesia from Wikipedia..but of course, if u have questions I d love to respond it. Peace bro

Culturally speaking, Indonesia is similar to Brazil, in a sense that the government encourage people to adopt a national culture that doesn’t necessarily represent the ethnic lines, hence uniting Indonesian under one banner, being Indonesian. Like in Brazil, people don’t put importance of being “German-Brazillian” or “Portuguese-Brazillian”, everyone is just Brazillian and this created Unity in Diversity. Also in regards of religion, you can choose to be one of 6 approved religion. Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism, Confucianism. Everything other than this 6 are unrecognized by the state but if you happens to be something out of these 6 religion nothing will actually happens. A lot of people are actually still animist, practice shamanism, but they tend to be registered as the follower of Islam religion just to make administration easier. There’s also forced conversion after the Communist Purge where everything Chinese is banned and a lot of Chinese-Indonesian are forced to choose either Buddhism or Christianity since Confucianism were banned by the state, but after 1997 allowed once more, creating a syncretism between Christianity and Ancestor Worship within the Chinese-Indonesian community. Meanwhile in the east, a lot of animist and shaman practitioners were documented as Christian, and a lot of their practices are embraced and tolerated by Christianity, the way they’re done by Islam in the west. Basically a lot of compromise to get things done.

Viking: "That's one complicated country, how do they even get along?" Me: "Yes."

indonesian muslims not eat pork. where you hear that?

Apapun suku bangsanya bahasa yang di gunakan tetaplah bahasa Indonesia... 🥰 Bangga menjadi rakyat Indonesia

Also we have the biggest lake in the world its came from volcano eruptions long time ago and it call Toba montain and the eruption and dust reaching some of europe and US..Lake Toba is the name ...i hope you will come to visit Indonesia one day and you will see amazing views and generosity people...indonesia people always smile when it comes to strangers and you feel welcome

I, as an Indonesian, am also confused about how many different tribes can become one country, namely Indonesia. Maybe it all started from the formation of the expansion of power and the seizure of territory by the Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms and Islam a thousands years ago, so the effects of several power struggles between these religious kingdoms made Indonesia have the same goal when it reached the 1600s, namely when it was colonized by the Dutch, namely wanting to be freed from the shackles of European colonialists.

By the "Indonesian muslims eat pork" some, yes. But most of the time there's always a "halal" label on every restaurant that doesnt serve haraam (forbidden) foods. Therefore, pork is still not halal, but some people that isnt religious may eat it PS: and yes, the british did colonize indonesia. i mean, they colonized pretty much everyone PS2 : Some say they respect eachother because they give eachothers holidays. Kinda funny but since there's 6 recognized religions here, most special days of each religion is considered holiday.

Indonesia have 6 Colonizer that is -Portugal 🇵🇹 -Spain 🇪🇸 -Brittish 🇬🇧 -France 🇫🇷 -Dutch 🇳🇱 -Japan 🇯🇵

Just 1 hr drive from my house, there is Mount Merapi, the most actives volcano. It located in Central Java, since 1800 it has 80 times big eruption, and countless minor eruption, the latest was few days ago, in May 22, it spits lava more than 26 times in one day....the craziest part is you can found villages not far from the top, and many peoples still hiking to the top ...we Indonesian lives in harmony with the nature

The Strength of Character and Happiness in the Javanese: Abstract: This study aims to determine the relationship between character strength and happiness in the Javanese, especially about how the contribution of character strength to happiness. Character strengths are classified into 24, namely: creativity, curiosity, open-mindedness, love of learning, perspective, intelligence, persistence, integrity, vitality, love, kindness, social intelligence, population, justice, leadership, forgiveness, humility, wisdom, self-regulation , admirer of beauty, gratitude, hope, humor, and religion. The research instrument used a questionnaire. The participants in this study were Javanese aged 18-55 years domiciled in Central Java, East Java, Yogyakarta, and Greater Jakarta. The results showed that there was a relationship between character strength and happiness in the Javanese. The level of happiness of the Javanese, the majority are at a high level. The strength of character simultaneously contributed significantly to happiness by 48.6%, while the 7 strengths that contributed the most to happiness were persistence, creativity, perspective, justice, vitality, curiosity, and forgiveness. The five most prominent character strengths are gratitude, kindness, citizenship, justice, and integrity.

I'm from Indonesia but never felt an earthquake, the earthquake was more centered in the south because the Australian continent hit Asia. so yes earthquakes occur every day but do not interfere with the lives of residents😭😂😂

Last year's National Sports Festival, which basically local Olympic, held in Papua. And there are also many2 land infrastructure construction and some airports, some of them have completed, which surely improve the quality of life in Papua and W. Papua.

Greetings from Indonesia! We culturize our culture also we accept positive culture from other countries.

Unfortunately some country episodes aren't out yet, as they go in alphabetical order (hence why the A-G-ish episodes don't have as much detail or quality). On the bright side, the Togo episode just released yesterday! (At the time of commenting). edit: Actually the Dutch colonised Indonesia! Britain took Malaysia and Singapore, while Spain got the Philippines, at least until the US decided to steal them. It's now actually why many Filipinos have English first names yet Spanish last names! I would also recommend watching the New Zealand episode. It's pretty good if you want to know a bit more about the main 5 countries in the anglosphere (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the US), as both the Canada and Australia episodes are ooooooooold, and the latter two aren't out yet. The episode is still mostly about new Zealand (no offense Kiwis) but it can give you some idea of what to expect in the others.

wow! I have dind´t have any idea about Indonesia and that video was interesting, i agree with you that it´s great to learn about diferent cultures and people by internet :)) btw react to geography now Mexico, we are AMAZING (maybe my opinion it´s really patriotistic but yeah lol)

I'm from Indonesian, I'm proud of you, you have high self-education, and always try to open your mind to something new

Cakep... Buat konten Indonesia terus nanti sub naik pesat.

as a indonesian, WE ARE PROUD THAT OUR COUNTRY WAS REACTED!!!!

Fun fact: you can't find "Indonesia" in Indonesia. Cuz we are very different in every region. I love the diversity in my country. And we live in peace 🤘🏻

Take your time to learn, too much informations to digest in such a short time 😄 Not many European countries aware of a country called Indonesia, maybe because of our histories never really connected each other. In the past European countries were so focused on World War I & II, that they didn't even notice the other part of the world such as Asia (too far). Indonesia is so complex and diverse that even us as citizen might get confused too 😅. Anyway, interesting reaction video, and interesting to see how you reacted 😊❤

Indonesia has a very interesting culture, it would be wonderful if you're able to teach the students more about my country :D

Muslim Diseluruh dunia gak ada yang makan babi 😂😂😂😂

"who colonized indonesia" everyone did :)

Indonesia has many religions and get along well with each other, even mosques and churches are often next to each other or face to face and there are no problems whatsoever. Likewise, Buddhist, Kong Huchu and Hindu religious buildings exist in every region in Indonesia. Indonesia is also many, even hundreds or even thousands of races and languages, but there is no dispute between them. I myself am a Javanese, to be precise, Central Java and Central Java have many languages, both in words, accents and meanings, even though they are still within the scope of the Javanese language. If you tell about Indonesia, it will probably never end because each of our regions has different cultures, different languages, different habits, different styles, etc

My parents from Java Island (Yogyakarta and East Jawa, have a little diffrent Java language) and i'm birth at Bali Island. So every day use Bahasa Indonesia, Java, Bali and sometimes a little English... colorfull Indonesia..😁😁😁😍

One thing: Indonesians are actually loove foreign cultures. That's why cultures difused pretty easily here.

I living in Yogyakarta the most known as the incradible temple in the World called Borobudur Temple😊thank you for react my country🇮🇩 and Agnez Mo one of the best Indonesian Singer now Career in US

Tolerance and respect is the main ingredient of all those diverse cukture stay together and unite as one Indonesia.

Terims kasih brother...telah memperkenalkan geography indonesia....salam🇮🇩

Popular sports need to be included. Besides martial arts (silat), we love soccer and badminton. Indonesia badminton team and athletes have won international champions: Thomas Cup, Uber, Sudirman, All England, BWF Tournaments and in Olympic too.

I'm very proud to be Indonesian, thank you for giving the best comments to my country, warm greetings from Indonesia to all of you.

hi, greetings from Indonesia, bro ^^

To respect and pray for the passed member of family, most of Indonesian (speciall javanese) held 7 days straight ceremony (slametan/tahlillan) then again on 40th day, 100th day, 1000th day and after that every year

It's because from very little we have been taught about statement, "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" which means "Unity in Diversity" in sanskerta and we used to live together even tho we have so many differences.

I live in a eastern part of sumatra island and one day there’s a big earthquake happened on the west side of the island (even has tsunami warning). I felt the chair I was sitting is trembling but no one in the house felt it. But we still run outside and few minutes later we found out that’s really is an earthquake. Beside this, I haven’t experienced another earthquake.

The new capital city is Nusantara in Kalimantan island (will be) and land border in Borneo are Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei. Famous figures like, Rich Brian (Singer), Nikki Zefanya (Singer), Joe Taslim (Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat), Iko Uwais (Kai Jin in Wu Assasins), Yayan Ruhian (Tasu Leech in Star Wars), Cecep Arif Rahman (in John Wick 3), Warren Hue (Singer), Dougy Mandagi (Vocalist of The Temper Trap) , etc

From Western area to eastern area of Indonesia is around 5300 km .

A lot of south moluccan people help the Dutch when Indonesia fought for independence because the Netherlands promised us our own republic state basically so a lot were forced to flee with the Dutch and ended "temporary" in old concentration camps in the Netherlands(my mom was born in camp westerbork) now we are here for around 50 years or so and many consider themselves dutch now a lot of city's have what we call " de molukse wijk" where a Lot of moluccan people live together in one neighborhood, many still go back to Indonesia to their family back their on holiday

How we get along? It's simple. We so open minded about relationship between races, and it easy to relieve the stress of people even when they have a bad mood, Leash a little and gone. And mostly, we take life not too seriously like it was a burden, but it was a journey. imo

Hi, i just came to your video. I'm an Indonesian and also a teacher. Western people have no idea about Indonesia, but if i mention Bali, they know better (They thought Bali is a country, not a part of Indonesia). Bali always full with foreigners (we call Caucasian as bule) especially from Aussie in summer season. Wanna experience live on ring of fire? lol. "The Geography Now" didn't mention Krakatoa Mountain (in Sunda strait) that exploded in 1883, it has the child that still active until now. The Kawah Ijen, the blue fire, you have to start hiking at 3 or 4 am (but not in raining morning). Before Netherland came, Portuguese came in 1511 led by Alfonso de Albuquerque. The Colonialism of VOC (Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie), at first they came (1596) they wanted to have trading "rempah-rempah"/spice such as black pepper, cinnamon (and its alternative, cassia), cumin, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. And then, they "wanted more", so that they colonial Indonesia for 350 years. They also build a system, schools (my mom and her siblings went to Netherland's school), architectures, lot of river dame, spoor/train track, and Anyer to Panarukan ways. And then Nippon came after Netherland, many Netherland killed by Nippon soldiers, many architecture that they build destroyed by Nippon, our native/ancestors must do "Romusha" and no school for local kids while Nippon colonial Indonesia for 3,5 years. Nippon lost on WWII, they also gave up to Indonesian soldiers. If you wanna know for more information, please ask. For my Indonesian friends, y'all may add my comment. Have a good day, Michael. :)

One of things that I find interesting is that how Batik looked at from Indonesian and foreign perspective. In here it's seen as something traditional, something older people would use (as daily clothing), often used in formal settings, and feels "calm" in general. I've seen someone said "Funky" in their first impression when they see a Batik Shirt they were given as a gift.

Mike, dude, do you know that in Indonesia we have Viking too? especially at West Java highland, not too far from Jakarta. We call it Asgar as well, the people from the highland.

Mantap dude 👍 next reaction wonderful Indonesia emerald of the Equator 🇮🇩❤️😍

When you have time and money come visit us and experience our beautiful indonesia 🙏🏻

by culture you could see indonesia is very different on each island, especially the big 5 java, sumatra, borneo, sulawesi, and papua

Indonesia has so many native language. For example Javanese language itself, we have many different accents (it depends on the region where you live/stay) and it needs some time to understand even we're Javanese. We usually used our native tongue to communicate with our friend or old people who can't speak Bahasa Indonesia (maybe it's because back in time, when they were young man, they couldn't have proper education due to colonization). That's why we have Bahasa as our national language.

Thank you for watching our country Indonesia. You can watching also Wonderful Indonesia : The Emerald Of Equator 🙏

Bhineka Tunggal Ika, Unity in Diversity thats make us one, complicated yes beautiful for sure, worth to die for

Gempa bagi rakyat indonesia itu sudah biasa...terkadang menakutkan jika dibarengin sama air laut yg naik ke daratan tapi asik juga selama tidak merusak fasilitas....karena kita berpijak tanah serasa goyang goyang.....rumah juga goyang goyang jadi lucu... mungkin sudah terbiasa bagi kita. Jadi kalau anda ke indonesia kepala terasa pusing bukan berarti anda sakit kepala mungkin itu baru ada gempa kecil disekeliling wilayah anda....santai dan tenanglah ... Hidup itu indah simple dan kami selalu bahagia.

1:36 kind of. Indonesian government prefers to call Borneo as Kalimantan to distance itself from Malaysia. It was started during the cold war(historically called "confrontation") between Indonesia and Malaysia and nowadays even they are generally in a friendly term the name sticks 2:30 it's mainly because some of those islands disappeared during high tide... Hence the confusion 5:51 Dutch, British, and Portugal. But mostly Dutch. They ruled more than a century(the dutch said they ruled for 3 centuries although most historian dispute that). Also Japan occupied Indonesia for 3 years during WW2 but that's entirely different story 10:40 no. Even though for the muslim that aren't practicing their faith, they're all in consensus that pork are considered as unclean 18:05 they have national AND local traditional culture/language. They are educated to embrace their national identity and to respect and conserve their tradition. And as the video stated most of us speaks 3 languages which includes national and traditional languages. And they're pretty proud of it actually. I'm not indonesian but I lived there for more than 2 decades so... It safe to say I'm an expert? Maybe? I dunno lol

In terms of character, Javanese society in general has a subtle nature and is rather slow in acting, has a feudalistic attitude that is asor (humble) both in speech, and behaves towards other people by considering age and social status as a form of respect.

Initially, Indonesia was colonized by 4 major European Power. Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Great Britain. Spain and Portugal establish trading port across Asia, Portugal colonizing from the West while Spain from the East (due to treaty of tordesillas). Then Portugal kinda kick the Spanish out of the Moluccas, but since Portugal ban the sale of the Nutmeg to the Dutch, they decide to do their own expedition and kick the Portuguese out and begin to establish their dominance, choosing Ambon as the headquarter of Dutch East India company holding in the east, but later relocated to Batavia in Java to be closer to the main Asia trading routes. The British slowly take over Portuguese settlement across Asia during the Iberian Union era where Portugal, used to be Britain’s Ally, come to be under personal union with Spain, Britain’s Enemy. They take over Portuguese trading ports across India and Establish themselves in Bencoolen, while Netherlands, then British Allies during the brief rule of King William and Queen Mary occupied Malacca and other Portuguese possession in Asia. Afterwards, the Dutch started to intervene with local’s politic, dividing and influencing these local powers, but the British in Bencoolen kinda intervene also so in a treaty they decide to trade settlements, Netherlands get to keep the whole Sumatra and Britain the whole Malaya. From that point onward Dutch hegemony over the archipelago is ensured, excluding small exclaves of East Timor that remains in Portuguese possession. Then Dutch East India company faulted into bankruptcy and the whole assets including Indonesian Islands were transferred to the Dutch Government, where they set up colonial government and entity called Dutch East Indies, that keep expanding and annexing it’s surrounding area until 1920’s where the border of modern day Indonesia is established. The issue that this caused is that Dutch New Guinea were administered separately from Dutch East Indies. The Dutch decide that Indonesia is the successor to Dutch East Indies while Indonesia decide that they get to keep everything the Dutch colonized in the Archipelago including New Guinea. That’s why according to Indonesian law the independence day is 1945 while the dutch recognize the loss of New Guinea in 1949 as the independence year of Indonesia

if you want to see the magnificent view in Indonesia. check out "Wonderful Indonesia" channel. There's a lot of video showing the nature view in the islands.