Normal view
MARC view
- Indonesia
Indonesia(Geographic Name)
Used for/see from:
- Bali
- East Indies
- Madura
- Malay Archipelago
- n: Celebes
- n: Indonesian New Guinea
- n: Irian Jaya
- n: Java
- n: Madoera
- n: Netherlands East Indies
- n: New Guinea, Indonesian
- n: New Guinea, West
- n: Sulawesi
- n: Sumatra
- n: Timor
- n: West Irian
Indonesians are of MONGOLOID RACE unless otherwise specified
A republic stretching from the Indian Ocean east to New Guinea, comprising six main islands: Java, Sumatra, Bali, Kalimantan (the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo), Sulawesi (formerly known as the Celebes) and Irian Jaya (the western part of New Guinea). Its capital is Djakarta. The ethnic groups living there are largely Chinese, Arab, Eurasian, Indian, and Pakistani; 85% of the peoples are of the Islamic faith.
TIMOR was heading 1963-94