Indonesia



🇮🇩 Indonesia Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea,  Timor Leste, And the eastern part of  Malaysia. It is the neighbor of Singapore,  Malaysia,  Vietnam, the  Philippines,  Australia,  Palau, and  India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Male:
He wears everything available depending on how the artists personify him. Clothing design is not limited, everyone is free to design him by themselves.

But he usually wears his iconic kopiah (fez) and/or caping (rice hat) to make people recognize him.

Female:
For fem Indonesia, she usually has a flower on her head, But some people Use Hijab for her Appearance , probably to signify her status as muslim-majority country, even though it's not a must. The same as before too, everyone is free to design.

Some artists draw them with short height as a reference for the average height of Indonesia.

Personality
Indonesia’s mentality is a mix of being egotistic, nice and kind, stupid genius, honest, loyal, two faces, nationalistic, deeply religious, open-minded yet close-minded, a fanatical follower of a political figure, opportunistic, foreign culture lover, doubter, complainer, and blamer.

Interests
Indonesia loves spicy foods as much as South Korea and India do. They also adore their pet ”dragon”, Komodo. Indonesia is obsessed with K-POP because of how catchy and entertaining it is for them, but never forgets the anime!

Indonesia is very focused and can becomes obsessed whenever it comes to religions. Do not mind the extremists.

Indonesia also will always be proud and interested with anything that mentioned their name.

Flag meaning
Do not confuse Indonesia’s flag with both Monaco's flag and Poland's flag. Monaco's red color, in the top of the flag, is much darker whilst Poland‘s flag is upside down. This often happens.

Indonesia had a dual colour flag, red on top and white on the bottom with a 2:3 ratio size.

In the flag, red symbolised blood which means bravery, while white symbolised bone which means purity.

They actually got their flag when they got their independence from Netherlands; they tore the blue strip of the flag. But others also theorized about the flag being inspired by Majapahit's flag.

National Symbols
Official National Symbols


 * National emblem: Garuda Pancasila
 * National Motto: Bhinneka Tunggal Ika


 * National Flag: Sang Saka Merah-Putih
 * National Anthem: Indonesia Raya
 * National language: Bahasa Indonesia
 * National Flora: melati putih/white jasmine (puspa bangsa), anggrek bulan/moon orchid (puspa pesona), bunga rafflesia/bunga bangkai/rafflesia flower/corpse flower (puspa langka)
 * National Fauna: Komodo dragon (satwa bangsa), Elang Jawa/Javan hawk-eagle (satwa langka), Arwana/Asian Arowana (satwa pesona)

Nicknames
Besides by ”Indo” as their most common nickname (for the Countryhumans Wiki) Indonesia has a lot more nicknames, which are, surprisingly, more than you can expect :
 * Emerald of the Equator
 * The Indonesian Archipelago
 * Agriculture State
 * Nyiur State
 * Balinesia
 * Garuda
 * State of the Thousand Temples
 * Thousand Islands State
 * Megabiodiversity State
 * Heaven of the Earth
 * World's Lungs
 * The Biggest Muslim Population
 * Our Large Neighbor To The North and Our Asian Nearest Neighbour
 * (Sleeping) Asian Tiger
 * Nesia
 * Indon (mostly by Malaysia, but Indonesia hate this nickname)
 * Indomie Addict
 * Spice Islands (specifically Mollucas, and probably Banda Neira back in European's exploration of the world before colonisation occurs)
 * Nusantara

Although there are very strange names, they are nicknames to Indonesia as they are named because of their very interesting culture and geographical site.

Origins of languages
Indonesian, the official language of Indonesia which originated from Malay, is a member of the Austronesian family of languages, which includes languages from Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean and Madagascar, with a smaller number in continental Asia.

Etymology
This name comes from the Greek and Latin words: Indos (Ἰνδός) and Nesos (νῆσος), meaning Indian Islands. Interestingly, this name was used in the 18th century, before the Independence of Indonesia. This name was later picked up by the people living in East Dutch Indies (a name before Indonesia) and named the country, Indonesia.

And apparently, not just Indonesia's flags being confused with Monaco's or Poland's, but there are people that actually confused India with Indonesia because of their similar name.

Pre-Colonization
(please also write for other previous kingdoms like Kutai, Tarumanagara and others)

In the 7th century, there were more than two kingdoms, but the strongest one were Majapahit and Srivijaya. Srivijaya, founded by Sumatran, was a powerful kingdom; it was great in trading. Srivijaya was a Hindu-Buddhist kingdon. Majapahit, founded by Javanese, primarily was a Hindu kingdom.

Islam was later used in the 13th century when merchant activities were spread by Arab Muslim Traders (still part of a theory). It spreads from Northern Sumatra to more islands and by the 16th century, many Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms started to died out and gets substituted by Islamic Kingdoms, but despite all of the conversion, there are still non-Islamic kingdoms that stands out for example Bali which is Hindu.

Colonization
Kingdom of Portugal is the first European country that steps on Indonesia's land, fought and then they have Timor Leste by the 'Treaty of Lisbon' that both Portugal and Netherlands agreed with after fighting over the territory. Followed by Spain (to get the whole islands of the Philippines), and then there is Netherlands, below Netherlands is VOC, a company that owns Indonesia but doesn't actually colonize Indonesia. Because VOC only had little parts of Indonesia's land to own.

In December 31st 1799, VOC goes bankrupt due to massive corruption and Netherlands Kingdom began to take Indonesia's land within the name "Dutch East Indies". But in 1800's, France won in a war with the Netherlands and decided to ruled Indonesia indirectly through Netherlands that is being conquered.

After that, United Kingdom take the lead to colonized Indonesia for 5 years, back to the Netherlands again until 1942. During this year Japanese Empire attacked Indonesia because it was a colony and encouraged Indonesia to have a nationalist speech, so the Japanese Empire were seen as a liberator. But Indonesia fast change their opinion because they were persecuted, bamboozled, lied and used by the Japanese Empire. To gain their support they tried to train Indonesia's soldiers to fight the Allies, but the army was more useful for Indonesia which used for the independence of the country. The Japanese occupation stopped when it was defeated by USA in 1945. Indonesia proclaimed it's independence on 17th August 1945, yet after the proclamation, Netherlands doesn't want to recognize Indonesia's freedom and want to colonise them back again. Netherlands started a military aggression with the help of the United Kingdom which soon sparked a war, this war was referenced as The Battle Of Surabaya.

Coup d'état of 1965 and New Order Era
In 1960, TVRI (Televisi Republik Indonesia/Indonesian republic television) was established and Indonesia soon hosted the 1962 Asian Games. On the 30th of September 1965, six generals were killed by a group called PKI in PKI's 30 September Movement (or abbreviated as G30SPKI/Gerakan 30 September PKI) who alleged a right-wing plot to kill the President. The Communist party of Indonesia (PKI) was quickly blamed and soon an anti communist purge occurred killing an estimate of 500,000 to a million citizens (can be actual members, sympathizers, or even innocent people), the generals bodies were apparently found buried inside a hole which was infamously called Lubang Buaya (Crocodile's Hole), which is where the murder takes place. Today, this site is preserved in the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah park located at East Jakarta.

In 1967, Soekarno resigned as The President Of Indonesia and power was passed to General Soeharto and in the same year, Indonesia alongside Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Philipines established ASEAN and became the founding fathers. From 1968, Indonesia's economy was booming and thriving. Eventually, Indonesia has the highest GDP in South East Asia.

However, in 1997 the Asian Financial Crisis occurred, Indonesia was the worst to be hit by the Asian Financial Crisis. 1998 was even worst, unemployment, inflation in fuel and basic necessities, mass riots caused by the Trisakti University Shooting, arsons, destruction of property, clashes and looting lead to many foreign and Indonesian citizens to evacuate affected areas such as Jakarta and Medan.

Suharto resigned on the 21st of May 1998 after almost 32 years of power, eventually Suharto was replaced by Vice President B.J Habibie. The New Order Era ends and Indonesia's economy improved in 1999. In the same year Timor Leste became independent but under UN watch.

Present
On April 2019, there was an election between Prabowo and Joko Widodo. On May, Jokiwi was claimed president; the Prabowo supporters did not like this so there was a 3-day war between the government policies and the Prabowo supporters. Prabowo thinks that Jokowi cheated so there will be evidence and conclude whether Jokowi will become president or not in October 2019.

On the end of June, Prabowo surrendered and gave up. He confessed that he was telling a lie, and so Jokowi, the new president of Indonesia, is gaining his presidency the 2nd time.

Organizations and Affiliations

 * Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN)
 * G20
 * Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
 * Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
 * Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
 * United Nations (UN)
 * WTO
 * UNESCO
 * UNIFIL
 * World Health Organisation (WHO)

Government
The term Government of Indonesia (Indonesian: Pemerintah Indonesia) can have a number of different meanings. At its widest, it can refer collectively to the three traditional branches of government – the Executive branch, Legislative branch and Judicial branch

Diplomacy
Africa:


 * Algeria
 * Djibouti
 * Egypt
 * Guinea-Bisau
 * Kenya
 * Liberia
 * Libya
 * Madagascar
 * Morocco
 * Mozambique
 * Nigeria
 * South Africa
 * Tanzania
 * Tunisia

Americas:


 * Argentina
 * Brazil
 * Canada
 * Chile
 * Colombia
 * Cuba
 * Mexico
 * Peru
 * Suriname
 * United States
 * Venezuela

Asia:


 * Bangladesh
 * Brunei
 * Cambodia
 * China
 * East Timor
 * India
 * Iran
 * Iraq
 * Japan
 * Jordan
 * Laos
 * Malaysia
 * Myanmar
 * Nepal
 * North Korea
 * Pakistan
 * Palestine
 * Philippines
 * Singapore
 * Saudi Arabia
 * South Korea
 * Sri Lanka
 * Thailand
 * United Arab Emirates
 * Vietnam

Europe:


 * Armenia
 * Austria
 * Bulgaria
 * Denmark
 * France
 * Germany
 * Greece
 * Holy See (Vatican City)
 * Hungary
 * Italy
 * Netherlands
 * Portugal
 * Romania
 * Russia
 * Serbia
 * Spain
 * Switzerland
 * Turkey
 * Ukraine
 * United Kingdom

Oceania:


 * Australia
 * Fiji
 * New Zealand
 * Papua New Guinea
 * Solomon Islands

Geography
It is the world's largest island country, with more than seventeen thousand islands, and at 1,904,569 square kilometres (735,358 square miles), the 14th largest by land area and the 7th largest in the combined sea and land area. With over 261 million people, it is the world's 4th most populous country as well as the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population. Indonesia consists of hundreds of distinct native ethnic and linguistic groups, with the largest—and politically dominant—ethnic group being the Javanese. A shared identity has developed, defined by a national language, ethnic diversity, religious pluralism within a Muslim-majority population, and a history of colonialism and rebellion against it. Indonesia's national motto, "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" ("Unity in Diversity" literally, "many, yet one"), articulates the diversity that shapes the country.

Resources and Trade
The country has abundant natural resources like oil and natural gas, tin, copper and gold. Agriculture mainly produces rice, palm oil, tea, coffee, cacao, medicinal plants, spices and rubber. Indonesia's major trading partners are China, the United States, Japan, Singapore and India.

Family

 * Malaysia - Sibling
 * Philippines - Step-Sibling
 * Singapore - Half-Sibling
 * Brunei Darussalam - Half-Sibling
 * Timor Leste - Sibling/child
 *  Madagascar - Half-Sibling
 * New Caledonia - Cousin (Polynesian)
 * ASEAN - fusion with other members.
 * Other Austro/Poly/Melanesian relatives.

Optional
'WARNING: There is controversy about the type of relationship of countries that were former European colonies with the current Western countries. So the following countries are only optional:'
 * British Empire - step-parent
 * Kingdom of Portugal- Step-parent
 * Dutch Republic - Step-parent
 * Spanish Empire - Step-parent
 * First French Empire - Step-parent (non-directional)
 * Japanese Empire - Step-parent

Friends
Pretty much almost friends with everyone, but these are their best friends:
 * Russia - Best comrade! We also share military supplies.
 * Philippines - One of my best sibling! Surprised at your singing skills, I'm speechless...! Probably gonna invite you for dangdut-
 * North Korea - Hey, thanks for the response that my flowers are great! Also, i think you should try to lessen your nuclear tests.
 * India - Yea! I love your Indian soap operasand songs! Mahabharata and Ramayana truly were the most greatest works of yours!!
 * South Korea - I love your culture! We are great trading partners too !! Also, your spicy foods are amazing, especially your samyang ramyeon!!
 * Palestine - Stay strong my friend! Tell me if you need any help from Israel, I will be there to help you!
 * Australia - Apa Kabar, neighbor! Although you and America SEPARATED TimTim from me, I much understand the reason behind it. And indeed, Bali.
 * Singapore - You have a lot of money! That is great for ASEAN's economy! But I'm also kind of jealous with your modern look, such a powerhouse for small country like you.

Neutral

 * United States - You are neutral to me for now... but I'm gonna keep an eye on you if you try to manipulate me again... Your ex-President Obama lived in my land once as a young boy from 1967 to 1979!
 * China - My trading partner! We also have a long history together especially trading! But not for that stupid nine dash line.
 * Netherlands - You treated me badly for those years ago. But then you decided to change your personality and treat me like a good child. However, currently, I never knew that there would be a lot of stuffs like foods from my land in your country. The Netherlands is a smoker like me! a different kind of smoker though...
 * Japan - Well, we are trading partners now! I am fond of their anime too!!
 * New Caledonia - Just heard of their name, but seriously who are they??
 * Suriname - Who are you??

Enemy

 * Israel - You big bully!! You are not welcome in this country! (Gotta secretly buy them epic jets, tho)
 * Malaysia (sometimes) - We fight quite a lot, not to mention the konfrontasi. Hmmm.. if you steal my culture again, I swear, I will not be very friendly to you! But I don't want to do that but still... Bro...
 * Poland, and Monaco - Flag stealers!! (mostly)
 * Timor Leste (sometimes) - We have a tense relationship, might be getting better or getting worse... Also, I've been supporting you for years so you can go into ASEAN! if only Singapore and some other member agree... you'll be there I promise!
 * Soviet Union (after 1965-1966) - After that incident, I don't trust you anymore and even purposely try to erase my memories of us both... Kind of regret it...
 * Vanuatu - Why do you support Free West Papua Movement?! You also don't even respect my sovereignty!!
 * Fiji - Together with Vanuatu, they hate me because I won't give West Papua independence.
 * Vietnam (sometimes) - Stop fishing over my maritime water! IT'S MY TERRITORY SO STOP!
 * Myanmar - Stop slaughtering your people! Also, why did you trade your COVID vaccine for guns?! Are you nuts?!
 * British Raj (Until 1946) - You helped my stepparent to colonize me!! but you're out from  Dutch Side in 1946!!
 * British Raj (Until 1946) - You helped my stepparent to colonize me!! but you're out from  Dutch Side in 1946!!

Past Versions

 * Majapahit Empire
 * Srivijaya Empire
 * Dutch East Indies
 * Bali Kingdom
 * Pannai

Malaysia (Milo Addict)
They both are rivals depending on the people, they sometimes mock each other, laugh at each other and sometimes act as nothing happened, but most of the time, they are friendly to each other.

Philippines
Indonesia doesn't really know much about them except Philippines godly singing and probably the same over-proud people. Indonesia also weirdly found that Philippines language is almost similar as the others and vice versa, because unknowingly they came from the same ancestor.

Singapore
Indonesia is sometimes jealous of Singapore as Singapore is richer and have a very modern looking city, but they extremely feels grateful because Indonesia knows that Singapore is the major help of ASEAN.

Brunei Darussalam
Brunei has amazing oil resources and gives more money for the search of oil than Indonesia. Brunei and Indonesia also share the Borneo Rainforest (with Malaysia, indeed) and very much, they enjoy this welcoming relationship.

Timor-Leste (TimTim)
Despite the traumatic past, relations with Indonesia are generally positive after 2002. Indonesia is by far the largest trading partner of East Timor (Approximately 50% of imports, 2005) and is steadily increasing its share. Although their relations have a neutral tension between them.

Suriname
Indonesia didn't know Suriname, but Suriname is related to him because of the Javanese population, the Netherlands is, of course, the cause of the Javanese emigration, so many Javanese can't get back and forced to stay in Suriname, married with foreigners, and there we are.

New Caledonia
The same thing as Suriname, Indonesia maybe knows their name, but he doesn't know that they're related to him nor knows much about them.

Russia (Komrad)
Best comrade, now a best friend again even though G30SPKI made Indonesia hate communists so much, that Indonesia also purposely forgotten (a case of erased history, probably because of the second presi-) that USSR was once his comrade (the USSR helped Indo in Operation Trikora and made Indo the fourth strongest military at that time). Keep the bilateral relationship going.

North Korea
Back in Bogor around the 1960's, Indonesia invited North Korea to gave them an unnamed orchid species, and North Korea really loved it, Indo named the flowers "Kimilsungia" after the name of North Korea's first president.

United States
Well, America helps Indonesia sometimes, but they also messed so many things up with Indo (like Tim Tim), and they supports Israel. Some Indonesians recognize America as a bad influence.

Japan
Indonesia and Japan have a pretty strong relationship, although they used to be enemies. Japan notices that Indonesia is the most supportive country in Japan, as Japan's economy depends on Indonesia much.

India
Indonesia sometimes called India as his idol, some Indonesians loved to watch India soap opera, Indian movies, stuff and oh, also Indonesia takes a lot of words from Sanskrit and Hinduism as a some part of their culture.

China
Even though they both 'share' a sea border (Indonesia's Natuna sea overlapped with China's nine dash lines sea, it's a controversial case), they have a pretty good relationship because of their trade and of their very long history together. Even if the most histories of them filled with both tragedy and drama.

South Korea
Indonesia is one of the heavy fans of K-Pop (Indo usually goes nuts for it), which is great for South Korea. South Korea, itself is a great trading partner with Indonesia and has made a few navy ships with Indonesia.

Netherlands
Indo and the Netherlands used to hate each other until the Netherlands communicated more in a friendly way. Today, they are now friends.

Palestine
Indonesia helps Palestine with aid, hospital, and so many things that are important to the people, and Indonesia sees Israel as a bully to Palestine.

Australia
They both have a pretty problematic relationship but they're still fine as they both are welcoming neighbors. And Australia are also the foreigners that mostly come to Bali for holiday.

Israel
Indonesia hates Israel, SO MUCH, that Indo doesn't even recognize Israel as a real country; many Indonesians are angry at Israel as they bullies their 'child' Palestine, but secretly Indonesia and Israel trade like what countries do in a bilateral relationship.

Reference

 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Indonesia

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