7 Iconic Facts of Indonesia that Amaze Foreigners

VIVA – Indonesia is known as a country that very rich in diversity in the eyes of the world. Located in southeast Asia, Indonesia is one of the world's most impressive countries. The country occupies an area of approximately 735,358 square miles.

Indonesia is ranked the 15th largest nation globally when considering the total land area covered. So, that’s why Indonesia has some iconic facts that amaze foreigners.

1. The World's Largest Volcanic Lake

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Danau Toba.

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• VIVA/B.S. Putra

Lake Toba is the largest lake in Indonesia which is located in a super volcanic area in Sumatra, northern Indonesia. This largest lake has a depth of 500 m, 100 km long, and 30 km wide.

Lake Toba is the site of a volcanic eruption that occurred 70 thousand years ago. This eruption is considered the largest eruption that has ever occurred on earth and claimed many lives at that time. Lake Toba is able to attract the attention of foreigners.

2. Borobudur, Place of the World's Largest Buddhist Temple

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Kawasan Candi Borobudur di Magelang, Jawa Tengah.

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• VIVA/Dinia Adrianjara

Borobudur Temple or commonly known as the Buddhist temple attracts the attention of many people and becomes one of the amazing and iconic facts for Indonesia. Borobudur Temple was built in the 9th century in Magelang, Central Java.

This temple has 1,460 relief panels on its walls. The relief is the largest and most complete Buddha relief in the world. Temple with 504 Buddha statues, dedicated to the Buddha as well as Buddhist pilgrims.

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komodo

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• U-Report

Conservation International recognizes the great biodiversity found in 17 countries, including Indonesia and is declared a megadiverse.

This megadiverse is pinned to Indonesia because it has a lot of endemic wildlife. Besides the Komodo dragon, other endemic animals in Indonesia are the Tapanuli orangutan and the Mitred leaf monkey.

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Keindahan Taman Nasional Komodo

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Indonesia has eight areas that are very important according to historical and cultural records. In fact, it has been recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site. One that has been recorded by UNESCO is the Borobudur Temple in Komodo National Park and Lorentz National Park in Papua.

Indonesia is one of the countries with more than 700 languages ??and dialects that are widely used. This very diverse number of languages ??is spoken in all parts of Indonesia with Indonesian as the national language.

Papua is the only province that has more than 270 spoken languages. Indonesia's population with a Muslim majority with a total population of more than 242 people.

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Ganda Putri Raih Emas Badminton Asian Para Games

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• VIVA/M Ali Wafa

As known, the Thomas Cup is an international badminton championship which is held every 2 years. Since it was held in 1949, Indonesia is the country that has won the most Thomas Cup Cups, followed by China and Malaysia in the next sequence.

So far, the Thomas Cup Indonesia team has won several trophies. The Thomas Cup was first obtained by the Indonesian team in 1958 and the last one was in the 2020 championship.

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Mangrove/hutan mangrove/bakau/hutan bakau.

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• Freepik/tawatchai07

Being a maritime country with almost all of its territory in the form of water, Indonesia has a long coastline stretching from the west to the east.

This makes Indonesia have very abundant marine products. With this coastline, Indonesia has a unique factor because it has the largest mangrove forest in the world.

Mangrove forests in Indonesia have been recorded as reaching 2.5 to 4.5 million hectares spread throughout the coastal areas. These conditions made this beloved country able to beat Brazil, Nigeria, and Australia.

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Borobudur Temple or commonly known as the Buddhist temple attracts the attention of many people and becomes one of the amazing and iconic facts for Indonesia. Borobudur Temple was built in the 9th century in Magelang, Central Java.