Indonesia
| By: | Lynda Cohen Cassanos |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Print ISBN: | 9781422214053 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781633559912 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2010 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Indonesia is an archipelago that includes more than 17,000 islands and stretches across three time zones. It is home to the world's largest Muslim population-more than 200 million Indonesians follow the faith. In 1998 Indonesians replaced the rule of a dictator with democracy, and since then the country has held free and open elections for president as well as for members of a national assembly. However, Indonesia is not without problems, particularly poverty and corruption. There is an armed separatist movement in Aceh, and Islamist terrorist groups like al-Qaeda have targeted Westerners on Bali. This book examines the economic and political issues facing Indonesia today. It provides up-to-date information about the country's geography and climate, history, society, important cities and communities, and relations with other countries