Asia Pacific Assignment By Liam Allars

Japan

Japan’s Flag

Statistics of religions in Japan 84 to 96 percent of Japanese people are Buddhists or Shintoists. 5 percent believe in a mixture of both religions. Less than one percent of the Japanese population are Christian.

Distance from Australia The distance between Australia and Japan is about 6,993 Kilometres

Land Formations in Japan

Japan’s Indigenous Animals

Political Climate Japan's Prime Minister, Yasuo Fukuda is running the country. But some say the leader of the opposition, Ichiro Ozawa, is controlling what Yasuo can and cannot do.

Japan’s Cultural Dress

Japan’s Cultural Food The basic meal in Japan consists of Gohan, (a bowl of rice) Miso Shiru, ( Miso Soup) Tsukemono, (pickled vegetables) and fish or meat. Noodles: udon, soba and ramen Soy Products: daizu, shoyu, Tofu, Natto Rice and Rice Products: kome, mochi, senbei, sake, sekihan, Takikomi gohan, kayu, Onigiri, nori

Languages Spoken 99% of the Japanese population speak Japanese and 1% speak miscellaneous languages

Main Imports/ Exports Exports: cars, electronic devices and computers Imports: oil, food and wood

Major Natural/ Man-Made Disasters Most recently, Japan has seen a tsunami, an earthquake and explosions in the Fukashima Nuclear Power Plant

Comparisons between Japan and Australia  People in both countries eat Japanese food  Most of Australia's gaming consoles are Japanese

Indonesia

Indonesia’s Flag

Distance from Australia The distance between Australia and Indonesia is 2,799 Kilometres

Statistics of Religions Roughly 86.1% are Muslims made up of Sufis, Shias and Sunnis, 5.7% Protestant, 3% are Catholic, 1.8% Hindu, 3.4% Buddhist and other or unspecified

Land Formations in Indonesia

Indonesia’s Indigenous Animals  Alpine Woolly Rat  Anoa  Asiatic Elephant  Babirusa  Bear (Sun Bear)  Blue Whale  Black Macaque (Celebes Black Macaque)  Celebes Black Macaque  Cendrawasih  Clawed Otter (Short Clawed Otter)

 Dhole (Red Dog)  Dingiso (Tree Kangaroo)  Dugong  Dragon (Komodo Dragon)  Dwarf Gymnure  Echidna (Long-beaked Echidna)  Elephant (Asiatic Elephant)  Fin Whale  Flying Squirrel (Sumatran Flying Squirrel)  Gibbon (Silvery Gibbon)

 Gibbon (White Handed Gibbon)  Grizzled Leaf Monkey  Gymnure (Dwarf Gymnure)  Humpback Whale  Indonesian Mountain Weasal  Javan Rhinoceros  Komodo Dragon  Leaf Monkey (Grizzled Leaf Monkey)  Long-beaked Echidna  Macaque (Sulawesi Macaque)

 Macaque (Celebes Black Macaque)  Malayan Tapir  Monkey (Grizzled Leaf Monkey)  Monkey (Proboscis Monkey)  Mountain Weasal (Indonesian Mountain Weasal)  Orang-utan  Otter (Short Clawed Otter)  Proboscis Monkey  Rabbit (Sumatran Rabbit)  Rat (Alpine Woolly Rat)

 Red Dog (Dhole)  Rhinoceros (Sumatran Rhinoceros)  Rhinoceros (Javan Rhinoceros)  Short Clawed Otter  Sei Whale  Siamang  Silvery Gibbon  Sperm Whale  Sulawesi Macaque  Sumatran Flying Squirrel

 Sumatran Rabbit  Sumatran Rhinoceros  Sumatran Tiger  Sumatra Water Shrew  Sun Bear  Tapir (Malayan Tapir)  Tiger (Sumatran Tiger)  Tiger (Panthera tigris)  Tree Kangaroo (Dingiso)  Water Shrew (Sumatra Water Shrew)

 Weasal (Indonesian Mountain Weasal)  Whale (Blue Whale)  Whale (Fin Whale)  Whale (Humpback Whale)  Whale (Sei Whale)  Whale (Sperm Whale)  White Handed Gibbon  Woolly Rat (Alpine Woolly Rat)

Cultural Dress The two types of dress in Indonesia are the sarong and the jubbah

Cultural Food  babur ayam - a sweet porridge made from rice or mung beans, with chicken  nasi goreng istem ewa - fried rice with a fried egg on top.  nasi goreng - fried rice with vegetables and chicken  mee goreng - fried noodles fried rice with vegetables and chicken  gado gado - vegetable salad with peanut sauce  satay - skewers of meat grilled and served with peanut sauce  tempeh goreng - cubes of tempeh deep fried with garlic and coriander

Languages Spoken  Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia  Javanese  Bahasa  Malay  Madura  Minang  English

Main Imports and Exports  Indonesia's major exports are oil,gas,plywood,textiles and rubber.  The major imports machinery and equipment,chemicals,fuels,foods.

Natural and Man-Made disasters  2004 boxing day tsunami  Mud volcanoes  The eruption of mount Merapi

Comparison between there and here  Both countries have many tourists visit

Distance from Australia The distance from Australia to Indonesia is 7,969 kilometres

Statistics on Religion in India ReligionPopulation Hindu80.46% Muslim13.43% Christian2.34 Sikh1.87 Buddhist0.77 Jain0.41 Animist, others0.65

Land Formations in India

Indigenous Animals  Indian tiger  the elephant  snow leopard  Indian rhino

Political Climate PositionName PresidentSmt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil Vice PresidentShri Mohd. Hamid Ansari Prime MinisterDr. Manmohan Singh

Cultural Dress

Cultural Food North and West: North Indian meals are made up of chapatis or rotis, along with dals (pulses), vegetables and Curd (yoghurt). There is rice but not too much. There are also side dishes chutney (preserves) and achars (pickle). In the North and West, there are also Kashmiri and Mughlai dishes. They also eat a lot of milk based sweets South and East: In South and East India, they eat a lot of rice, along with dals and curries. The dishes are mostly rice-based. Coconut is a very important and widely used ingredient in most of the South and East Indian dishes. Fish is also a part of this diet. Desert Area: In the desert area of Rajasthan and Gujarat, they use a wide variety of dals and achars. A reason for this is the lack of fresh vegetables. However, the staple diet of India consists of rice, atta (whole wheat flour), a variety of pulses and vegetables. Besides the main dishes, there are some snacks that are quite popular in India. Some of them are samosa, pakodas, vadas and chillas. With drinks, the most popular is tea. Coffee is more popular in South India. Nimbu pani (lemonade), lassi, and coconut milk are also popular. Traditionally, meals are eaten while sitting on the floor. But now, this is not so common. Also, most of the Indian food is eaten with the fingers only.

Languages Spoken There are 18 major languages spoken in India and over 1600 regional dialects. Even though Hindi is the official language, many people in India do not speak it at all. Hindi is spoken by about half the population, mostly in North India. Some of the major languages are Hindi, English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

Main Imports and exports ImportsExports gold Roman coins glassware wine medicines tin/copper silverware clothing cloves cardamon pearls cotton sandalwood perfumed oils semi-precious stones (imported tortoise shell) (imported silk from China) nard (=ginger root) black pepper (imported cloves) (imported cardamom) ivory cinnamon tortoise shell fine cotton clothing

Comparison  Both countries have a prime minister