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In Indonesia, however, there is a clear distinction between "Malay language" ( bahasa Melayu) and "Indonesian" ( bahasa Indonesia ). Indonesian is the national language which serves as the unifying language of Indonesia; despite being a standardized form of Malay, it is not referred to with the term "Malay" in common parlance. [17]
Indonesians (Indonesian: orang Indonesia) are citizens or people who are identified with the country of Indonesia, regardless of their ethnic or religious background. There are more than 1,300 ethnicities in Indonesia, making it a multicultural archipelagic country with a diversity of languages, culture and religious beliefs. The population of ...
Indonesian slang vernacular ( Indonesian: bahasa gaul, Betawi: basa gaul ), or Jakarta colloquial speech ( Indonesian: bahasa informal, bahasa sehari-hari) is a term that subsumes various urban vernacular and non-standard styles of expression used throughout Indonesia that are not necessarily mutually intelligible.
Proclamation of Indonesian Independence. Part of the Indonesian War of Independence. Sukarno, accompanied by Mohammad Hatta (right), proclaiming the independence of Indonesia. Native name. Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia. English name. Proclamation of Indonesian Independence. Date. 17 August 1945; 78 years ago.
Judiciary of Indonesia. The Judiciary of Indonesia constitutionally consists of the Supreme Court of Indonesia ( Mahkamah Agung Republik Indonesia, abbreviated into MA ), the Constitutional Court of Indonesia ( Mahkamah Konstitusi Republik Indonesia, abbreviated into MK ), and the lesser court system under the Supreme Court.
History of Indonesia. The history of Indonesia has been shaped by its geographic position, natural resources, a series of human migrations and contacts, wars and conquests, as well as by trade, economics and politics. Indonesia is an archipelagic country of 17,000 to 18,000 islands stretching along the equator in Southeast Asia.
Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta is the largest metropole in Southeast Asia, and serves as the diplomatic capital of ASEAN. Jakarta is bordered by two provinces: West Java to the south and east; and (since 2000, when it was separated from West Java) Banten to the west.
The national flag of Indonesia is a simple bicolor with two horizontal bands, red (top) and white (bottom) with an overall ratio of 2:3. It was introduced and hoisted in public during the proclamation of independence on 17 August 1945 at 56 Proklamasi Street (formerly Pegangsaan Timur Street) in Jakarta , and again when the Dutch formally ...
Ensiklopedi umum dalam bahasa Indonesia ( English: General encyclopedia in the Indonesian language) is a single volume Indonesian-language general encyclopedia published in 1954 by Bulan Bintang. [1] [2] [3] It was written solely by Adi Negoro. [4] It is claimed to be the second Indonesian encyclopedia that was the work of a single person.
Indonesian National Police. The Indonesian National Police ( Indonesian: Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia, lit. 'The State Police of the Republic of Indonesia', abbreviated as POLRI) is the national law enforcement and police force of the Republic of Indonesia.