Indonesia is a huge archipelagic, which is a group of islands, country in which has a total area of 1,904,569 square kilometers (Fredrick & Worden, 2011). That of which 1,811,569 square kilometers is land and 93,000 square kilometers is water (Fredrick and Worden, 2011). It encompasses 17,508 islands, five of which are considered the main islands, two major archipelagoes, and 60 smaller archipelagoes (Fredrick & Worden, 2011). Much of the larger islands are mountainous, with some of the peaks reaching 3,800 meters above sea level (Fredrick &Worden, 2011). The region is tectonically unstable, with 400 volcanoes, and 100 of which are considered active Fredrick &Worden, 2011).
Furthermore, Indonesia has about 12.34 percent of arable land, which is about the same as China, but much less than the United States. They grow a variety of crops such as cassava, cocoa, coconuts, coffee beans, corn, palm oil, rice, tea, and tobacco (Fredrick & Worden, 2011). With the climate being very favorable they are able to raise livestock such as buffalo, cattle, goats, horses, pigs, poultry, and sheep (Fredrick & Worden, 2011). Fishing is a valuable source of domestic protein and export for Indonesia.
In addition to agriculture, Indonesia has 54,716 kilometers of coastline with 379 ports and harbors, and 127 of the ports are capable of handling international shipping (Fredrick &Worden, 2011). Also, it has 21,579 kilometers of navigable rivers, canals, and inland waterways (Fredrick &Worden, 2011). The largest river is the Kapuas River, which is 710 miles long and flows out of the South China Sea (Fredrick &Worden, 2011). The rivers, canals, and inland waterways are important to Indonesia’s transportation of food and export goods, which plays and im...
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...many conflicts in trying to get them to conform to the norm of the nation, but they have stood up against all criticisms and deserve to be known. This diversity that we see in Indonesia is similar those of the United States, many cultures from around the world living under on nation. The United States was founded on the concept of the “melting pot”, if they can stay unified and stable so can Indonesia.
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3. United Nations. (2013). Department of economic and social affairs. Retrieved from http://unstats.un.org/unsd/databases.htm
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