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Indonesia, officially The Republic of Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It is the worlds largest island country, which is comprised of more than 17,000 islands. It is also the world's 4th most populous country with almost 300 million people, as well as being the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the populous island in the world, holds more than half of the country's population. Indonesia also contains lot of volcanoes as well as lots of different flora and fauna. Also, 300 different languages are spoken in Indonesia.

Austronesian and Melanesian peoples were some of the first people to settle in South Eastern Asia. The positioning of Indonesia meant that they would be trading with both China and India, so they would eventually have inherited parts of Indian and Chinese culture into their system, such as Hinduism and Buddhism. In the 13th Century, the Hindu Majapahit kingdom was founded and eventually became one of the largest empires in Southeast Asia. Eventually Islam spread to Southeast Asia through trade, and by the 16th Century, it was the dominant religion in Indonesia. Eventually, by this time, Portuguese and Dutch traders started to explore the archipelago in search for spices. This led to the Dutch establishing the Dutch East India Company (VOC), which slowly gained a foothold in Indonesia through trade and conquest. Eventually in 1800, the VOC in Indonesia became a Dutch Colony, and it expanded even more to emcompass the boundaries of what we know as Indonesia today. During World War 2, after the fall of the Netherlands in Europe, the Japanese invaded Indonesia and whilst causing a lot of deaths, encouraged Indonesian independance movements. Afte the end of World War 2, Indonesia eventually became a independent country in 1949 with Sukarno as their leader. After 50 years of one party rule with Sukarno, and later Suharto as Presidents, Indonesia transitioned into a fully democratic state. Today, Indonesia is a rising nation with lots of resources is a regional power.

The flag of Indonesia, adopted in 1945 is a bicolour flag with two equal horizontal bands; red on top and white on the bottom.

On the flag, the red colour is the symbol of courage, and the white colour is a symbol of purity. Both of these, together stand for a complete human being. These colours are derived from the Medieval Majapahit Kingdom. Another theory is that the red and white symbolism could actually have come from the Austronesian mythology of the duality of Mother Earth and Father Sky.

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