The Siprit of Independence & My Indonesia Blog List

Today, August 17th, is Indonesia Independent Days. To all Indonesian people especially blogger, I wanna say:

Happy Birthday INDONESIA

Dirgahayu Indonesia ke-63

Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago states (17,508 islands), the world's 4th most populous country (234 millions), and the most populous Muslim-majority nation. It's located in the South East Asia, with Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, Australia, Papua New Guinea and East Timor as neighbors. It was colonized by the Dutch for over 350 years, several years by the Brits, and 3 years by the Japanese, before it declared its independence in 1945.

Indonesia is a republic, with an elected parliament and president. The first President was Bapak Sukarno and the current President is Bapak Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The nation's capital city is Jakarta.

Across its many islands, Indonesia consists of distinct ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups. Indonesia consists of 33 provinces, five of which have special status. Each province has its own political legislature and governor. The Javanese are the largest and most politically dominant ethnic group. As a unitary state and a nation, Indonesia has developed a shared identity defined by a national language, a majority Muslim population, and a history of colonialism and rebellion against it.

Despite its large population and densely populated regions, Indonesia has vast areas of wilderness that support the world's second highest level of biodiversity. The country is richly endowed with natural resources, yet poverty is a defining feature of contemporary Indonesia.

Congrats to Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan gave Indonesia its first gold medal of the Olympics on Saturday, defeating China’s Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng in the badminton men’s doubles final. This is the best birthday present for Indonesian.

"INDONESIA BISA'

To celebrate this special day, I have simple project. For the next 1 year I want to list down all the active blog in Indonesian at my simple blog Indonesia Blog List. To all Indonesian Blogger you are invited to register your blog here.