Fun Facts about Indonesia
I thought I might write a few fun facts about Indonesia. We will be living in the city of Jakarta on the Island of Java. Java is the most populated island in the world. 1. Indonesia and Monaco have almost identical flags Both feature the same simple design of a red and white band. The only difference? Their dimensions: Monaco’s flag has shorter proportions. Indonesia’s flag was adopted in August 1945 after the country achieved independence from the Netherlands; the red represents courage, while the white represents purity. These colors were first associated with the 13th century Majapahit Empire in Java. 2. There are over 700 languages spoken in Indonesia This makes it the second-most linguistically diverse country in the world (behind Papua New Guinea). Although the official national language is Bahasa Indonesia – spoken by over 90% of the population – it’s mostly spoken as a second language. Most Indonesians are bilingual or even multilingual. Othe...