1. SELAMAT DATANG DI INDONESIA By Cameron Cornish 7H

2. INDONESIAN ISLANDS & POPULATION  Indonesia is located north-west of Australia several hundred kilometres away. There are around 17,000 islands in Indonesia but not all of them are large enough to live on.  The six main islands are Java, Sumatra, Bali,Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Irian Jaya.  The approximate population of Indonesia is 210 million.

3. INDONESIAN VOLCANOES & SOIL  There are over 400 volcanoes in Indonesia and around 100 are still active.  The reason for Indonesia having such fertile soil is because of high rain fall and volcanic ash.

4. INDONESIAN CROPS & FOOD  The main crop of Indonesia is rice.  The five foods and spices of Indonesia are paw-paw, mango, pineapple, chillies and cumin.  Three well known Indonesian and English foods are grilled meat on skewers (sate), fried noodles (mie goreng) and fried rice (nasi goreng).

5. INDONESIAN SEASONS & ANIMALS  There are two seasons which are musim hujan (wet) and musim kemarau (dry).  Well known Indonesian animals are the bird of paradise, orang- utans and elephants.

6. WHAT ARE THE RELIGIONS IN INDONESIA AND WHERE DO MUSLIMS WORSHIP  The main religions are Islam 90%, Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity.  Muslims worship in a mosque or in a masjid.