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Basic Information of Jameelan Music

Gamelan music: the most representative form of music in Indonesia, is the concentration of Indonesian traditional music culture. Jameelan music is universally loved by the Indonesian people. It is an ensemble music with metal percussion instruments, centered on various gongs, plus other metal percussion instruments and a small number of orchestral instruments that make up the big band. In addition to the instrumental studios, a female or male unison vocal section is usually added to complement the orchestra.

Indonesian folk song, a traditional form of instrumental ensemble.

ADDITIONAL: INDONESIA

Indonesia*** and the State of Indonesia, abbreviated as Indonesia or Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest archipelagic country in the world, consisting of about 17,508 islands, spanning Asia and Oceania, and is also known as the "Land of a Thousand Islands", a country with many volcanoes and earthquakes, with its capital in Jakarta. With Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Malaysia, and other Singapore, the Philippines and Australia and other neighboring countries.

Indonesia has a population of more than 248 million, the fourth most populous country in the world. Indonesia is one of the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the largest economy in Southeast Asia and a member of the Group of Twenty (G20). Indonesia is the world's largest producer of coconuts. Indonesia is the world's 15th largest economy based on international exchange rates.

The Indonesian archipelago has been an important trading region since the seventh century A.D. The ancient kingdoms of Samphoon-Qi and later Boi Manchu traded with China and India. Local Indonesian rulers gradually absorbed foreign cultures, religions and political styles, and there were flourishing Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms. Foreign powers came to Indonesia because of its natural resources, Muslim traders brought Islam, and European powers brought Christianity and monopolized trade in the spice islands of the Moluccas after the Great Discoveries. After 350 years of Dutch colonial rule, Indonesia declared its independence after the Second World War, but continued to face the challenges of corruption, separatism, natural disasters, democratization, and dramatic economic changes.

Chinese name

Indonesia*** and the State of Indonesia

English name

The Republic of Indonesia

Abbreviation

Indonesia, Indonesia

Continent

Asia

Capital

Jakarta

Major cities

Surabaya, Bandung, Bekasi

National day

August 17, 1945

National anthem

"Great Indonesia"

Country code

INA

Official languages

Indonesian

Currency

Rupiah

Time zone

UTC+7 to UTC+9

Political system

Presidential*** and system

National leader

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Population

248,508. 700 (2013)

Population density

124.88 people/km2 (2013)

Major ethnic groups

Javanese, Sundanese, Madurese, etc.

Major religions

Islam, Protestant Christianity, Catholicism

Size of country

1. 904,569 square kilometers

Waters ratio

4.85%

Total GDP

$869,756,000,000 (2013) International exchange rate

GDP per capita

$3,500 (2013) International exchange rate

International telephone area code

+62

International domain name abbreviation

.id

Road access

Driving on the left

National bird

Eagle

National flower

Woolly jasmine

Human development index

0.629 (tied for 121st, medium, 2013)

Gini coefficient

0.368

Biggest city

Jakarta

National motto

Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Existing in Difference, Seeking Common Ground)