Leisure

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Leisure
The biggest towns and cities have parks, cinemas,
restaurants and other types of entertainment.
Going to the cinema is a popular past time in
Indonesia. There are forty cinemas in Jakarta to
choose from. A new 9.5 hectare theme park called
Fantasy land has been opened in Jakarta. This is
a part of a larger leisure complex called Ancol
Dreamland, where you can go fishing, swimming and
lots of other sports. The attractions of the park
include daily shows of dolphins and sea lions in
a aquarium. For tourists there are tropical
beaches, mountain scenery with volcanoes and the
chance to see a different culture. About four
million tourists visit Indonesia every year.
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Celebrations
Indonesia has many celebrations such as
Undependence Day 17 August, the Rice Harvest
celebration. People bring offerings of flowers
and food.
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RELIGION
Indonesia has many types of religions, such as
the religion of Islam 88. Its god is Allah.
Its book is Koran. The people must pray 5 times
a day. The second religion is Christianity 3.
They praise Jesus Christ. Some people are
Hindus. They have Hindu temples.
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Religion
Indonesia has many types of religions such as the
religion of Islam. Its god is Allah. His holy
book is Koran. The people must pray five times a
day. Another religion is Christianity. They
praise Jesus Christ. Some people are Hindus. They
have Hindu temples.
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Clothing
Indonesian people wear many types of clothing.
One of the many types of clothing is the
Indonesian hat. It is a big hat shaped sort of
like a cone. It has lots of different patterns on
it and some pictures like flowers. On
celebrations the girls wear fancy dresses. The
Indonesian people also wear very bright clothing.
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Food
The Indonesian cooking mainly uses food from
local farms and from local fishing ports. Rice,
maize, cassava and sweet potatoes are staple
foods. Most dishes are made with vegetables
including beans, shallots and cabbages. Gado-
Gado is a meal made from carrots, potatoes and
hard boiled eggs. It is usually served with
peanut and coconut milk sauce. Indonesian dishes
are usually cooked in an open pan or in a large
bowl shaped container called a wok. Some dishes
may include lamb, beef, chicken and pork.
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Jobs
In Indonesia there are lots of jobs like farming,
shop keepers and teaching. If you went to an
Indonesian shop the shop keepers would let you
take something and come back tomorrow to pay. In
the shops there is Indonesian writing everywhere.
The places where they work are very quiet because
the people like to be quiet.
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DANCES
Indonesia has over 1000 dancing troupes. They
think Javanese dancing is quiet and boring. But
Javanese people think Balinese dancing is too
loud and vigorous Some people dance for their
Gods. They have really interesting dances and
clothes. Their dances mean so much to their
lifestyle.
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Climate
Java is one of Indonesia's islands Indonesia is
made up of over 13,000 islands. The climate in
Indonesia is tropical which means it is warm all
year round. The tropical climate is very good for
growing crops such as rice.
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The Vibant Ritual
People dance these for religious ceremonies. They
offer prayers. They make offerings to delete the
evil spirits. They Present it with an active
dances for lots of people. They may dance this in
front of a temple.
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INTERESTING FACTS

• Indonesia is the third largest producer of rice
  in the world.
• The president of Indonesia is Megawati
  Soekarnoputri.
• In Indonesia there are over 13,000 island.
• In Indonesia they say that women live up to 75
  and men live up to 71.
• The name Indonesia comes from to Greek words
  Indos meaning Indian and Nesos which means
  island.

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POPULATION
In 1999,there were 207 440 200 people in
Indonesia. This is the fourth largest population
after China India And the united states of
America . That is ten times more people than are
living in Australia .Indonesia is densely
populated-there is an Average of 15 people living
in every square. Some parts like, Iriarjaya are
mountainous and difficult to reach and few people
live there.