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Indonesia, officially theRepublic of Indonesia, is a country inSoutheast Asia andOceania, between theIndian andPacific oceans. Comprising over17,000 islands, includingSumatra,Java,Sulawesi, and parts ofBorneo andNew Guinea, Indonesia is the world's largestarchipelagic state and the14th-largest country by area, at 1,904,569 square kilometres (735,358 square miles). With over 280 million people, Indonesia is the world'sfourth-most-populous country and the most populousMuslim-majority country. Java, the world'smost populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population.
Indonesia operates as apresidential republic with an electedlegislature and consists of38 provinces, nine of which havespecial autonomous status.Jakarta, the largest city, is the world'ssecond-most-populous urban area. Indonesia sharesland borders withPapua New Guinea,Timor-Leste, andEast Malaysia, as well asmaritime borders withSingapore,Peninsular Malaysia,Vietnam,Thailand, thePhilippines,Australia,Palau, andIndia. Despite its large population and densely populated regions, Indonesia has vast areas of wilderness that support one of theworld's highest levels of biodiversity.
Indonesian society comprises hundreds ofethnic andlinguistic groups, withJavanese being the largest. The nation's identity is unified under the mottoBhinneka Tunggal Ika, defined by anational language, cultural and religious pluralism, a history ofcolonialism, and rebellion against it. Anewly industrialised country, Indonesia'seconomy ranks as the world's17th-largest by nominal GDP and the7th-largest by PPP. As the world's third-largest democracy and amiddle power in global affairs, the country is a member of several multilateral organisations, including theUnited Nations,World Trade Organization,G20,MIKTA,BRICS and a founding member of theNon-Aligned Movement,Association of Southeast Asian Nations,East Asia Summit,APEC and theOrganisation of Islamic Cooperation. (Full article...)
It was one of the first and largest European organisations in the Dutch East Indies that formulated a desire for an independent nation albeit in relation with a Dutch dominion and supported theSoetardjo Petition of 1936 that aimed for an independent status within a Dutch commonwealth. (Full article...)
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Satay orsate is aSoutheast Asian dish consisting of small pieces ofseasoned meat, seafood or vegetablesskewered on sticks andgrilled over charcoal. It is typically served with a sauce, most commonly peanut-based and accompanied by rice cakes, cucumber or pickled vegetables. Common ingredients include chicken, beef, goat, pork and seafood, while regional and vegetarian variations are also found. (Full article...)
Roekiah (Perfected Spelling:Rukiah; 31 December 1917 – 2 September 1945), often credited asMiss Roekiah, was an Indonesiankroncong singer and actress. The daughter of two stage performers, she began her career at the age of seven; by 1932 she had become well known inBatavia,Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia), as a singer and stage actress. Around this time she metKartolo, whom she married in 1934. The two acted in the 1937 hit filmTerang Boelan, in which Roekiah andRd Mochtar played young lovers.
After the film's commercial success, Roekiah, Kartolo, and most of the cast and crew ofTerang Boelan were signed toTan's Film, first appearing for the company in their 1938 productionFatima. They acted together in two more films before Mochtar left the company in 1940; through these films, Roekiah and Mochtar became the colony's first on-screen couple. Mochtar's replacement,Rd Djoemala, acted with Roekiah in four films, although these were less successful. After theJapanese invaded the Indies in 1942, Roekiah took only one more film role before her death; most of her time was used entertaining Japanese forces. (Full article...)
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