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Indonesia

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Place nameIndonesia
Other namesRepublik Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia, Indonésia, Indonésie, République d'Indonésie, Indonesië, Indonesien, IDN, ID, ISO360, ID00, Nederlandsch-Indië, United States of Indonesia, Netherlands Indies, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies, East Indies, Indonesian
Latitude-5
Longitude120
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names

Overview

Settled by Proto-Malay peoples of Asia from Neolithic time to 1000 BC; relations with China & India from 1st cen.; powerful kingdoms ruled from 9th cen.; Islam arrived in 13th cen.; Dutch visited 1595, competed with British & French for land 17-19th cen.; official language is Bahasa Indonesia (a form of Malay), though English, Dutch & Javanese are also widely spoken.
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Location
5 km
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