The Ten Great Facts of Indonesia

The Ten Great Facts of Indonesia

uniqueness indonesia   April 20, 2025

Find out the Ten Great Facts of Indonesia

The 10 Great Facts of Indonesia, can be more! because of the uniqueness and various arts, cultures, natures and people. This can be the most unique country in the world, to visit and explore.

1. Indonesia is made up of 18,307 islands

This is according to an earlier survey in 2002 by National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN). As climate change occurs and sea levels rise, many officials still debate the exact number. According to the CIA World Factbook, there are 17,508 islands in total. However, every one agrees that Indonesia’s unbelievable number of islands make up the earth’s largest archipelago. From palm-fringed tiny islets, to dense-jungle volcanoes reaching up from the frothy sea waters, you can always find surprises.

2. Home to over 100 endangered animals

According to Conservation International, Indonesia is one of the 17 “megadiverse” countries in the whole world. Known as the Lost World of Asia, Indonesia possesses a vast number of different species, and many found nowhere else. These increasingly rare, exotic and absolutely beautiful animals include Sumatran Tiger, Java & Sumatran Rhinoceros, Komodo Dragon, Orang-utans and Anoa (the smallest buffalo in the world). Although Indonesia only makes up 1% of the Earth’s land, but its rainforests are home to 10% of the entire world’s known plant species, 12% of all mammal species and 17% of all known bird species.

3. Only place to observe world’s largest lizard in wild

The Komodo Dragon is the largest species of lizard in the world. They are 3-meter long and can weigh up to 150lbs. With their toxic bites, huge stature and carnivorous diets, they can hunt and kill animals which are far bigger than them – even humans. However, this fierce and fearsome creature only exists on five islands of Indonesia – Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Padar. 

4. You can visit 8 UNESCO World Sites in Indonesia

Indonesia has very unique culture and long history. The 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites are Borobudur Temple Compounds (Yogyakarta), Prambanan Temple Compounds (Yogyakarta), Komodo National Park (Flores), Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (Sumatra), Ujung Kulon National Park (Banten), Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy (Bali), Sangiran Early Man Site (Solo) and Lorentz National Park (Papua).

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5. The biggest Buddhist temple is located in Indonesia

The Borobudur Temple, located in Central Java, is the world’s largest Buddhist Temple. Constructed during the 9th century, it has 1,460 relief panels on the walls, which is the biggest and most complete collection of Buddhist reliefs on earth. The shrine with its 504 Buddha statues is also a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. Starting at the base, following a footpath around the temple, and climbing through levels represent Buddhist cosmology: The world of desire, the world of forms, and the world of formlessness. A tip: you should never miss the amazing sunrise view in this world heritage site.

6. Indonesia has 3rd most volcanoes in the world

Indonesia has 139 volcanoes, just behind US and Russia. Among these volcanoes, a base trip to the summit of Mount Bromo appears to sit on the edge of the world. The landscapes are spectacular and the region is home to the fascinating Hindu Tengger community. Indonesia is also the home to the largest natural volcanic lake on earth – Lake Toba. It is located inside northern Sumatra, simply enormous and has been measured to be roughly 500 metres deep, 100 kilometres long and 30 kilometres wide.

7. Indonesia has the tallest island peak on earth

The summit of Mount Jayawijaya – Puncak Jaya is the tallest island peak in Indonesia. This mountain is locate in the Papua Province, sits 4,884 metres above sea level. This is the only place you can see snow in Indonesia.

8. Indonesia has the 2nd longest coastline in the world

If you are a seaside lover, Indonesia would never disappoint you. With a staggering 54,716km, Indonesia’s coral-fringed, palm-tree edged coastline is the second longest coastline on earth, just behind Canada. 

9. The biggest flower in the world lives in Indonesia

Rafflesia Arnoldii is recorded as the largest individual flower on earth. This orangey, red, parasitic, five-petalled flower can grow up to 3 feet and weigh a hefty ten kilograms. It mostly grows in rainforests in Sumatra, very tricky to be found and only lasts a short few days after months of the bud developing. As it smell like decaying flesh, people also call it “Corpse Flower”.

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10. Best of all – it’s super cheap!

According to The biennial World Economic Forum (WEF) Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report, Indonesia is the 5th best value of top 20 “price competitive” destinations. This means you can enjoy travelling to Indonesia with less budget and spend more time to discover more places!

Explore the Beauty of UjungKulon National Park

Explore the Beauty of UjungKulon National Park

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UjungKulon National Park  is one of the Forests Conservation in Indonesia

UjungKulon Tours creates the eco green activities in the conservation area, to be altogether watch cooperate with Indonesian Government. UjungKulon National Park covers an area of  122.956 hectare, which are 78.619 hectare's land and 44.337 hectare ocean. The Forest and Volnaoes become part of the conservation Park. The area is located in Sumur District of Pandeglang Regency, part of Banten province in Indonesia. It once included the volcanic island group of Krakatoa in Lampung province.

The area has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site for "containing the largest remaining area of lowland rainforests in Java", and also for possessing the most threatened species of rhino, the Javan rhino. It was designated before its formation as a national park.

The park fully encompasses the Ujung Kulon peninsula, along with surrounding islands and the Gunung Honje mountain range.

Ujung Kulon is one of three national parks in Java housing a lowland rainforest ecosystem, together with Baluran and Alas Purwo National Park. It therefore possesses a somewhat similar ecosystem, despite being much wetter than the latter due to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification, the latter being found on East Java instead.

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175 species have been observed within the park, with 57 of them being protected, This includes mangroves (e.g. Sonneratia alba, Excoecaria agallocha, Rhizophora apiculata, Aegiceras corniculatum), coastal plants (e.g. Nypa fruticans, Calophyllum inophyllum, Terminalia catappa, Hibiscus tiliaceus, etc.), Figs (e.g. Ficus benjamina, Ficus deltoidea, Ficus racemosa, Ficus septica) and other lowland vegetation such as Oroxylum indicum, Melastoma malabathricum, Sterculia foetida, and Durio zibethinus. The park possesses three protected rare flora, namely Heritiera percoriacea, Vatica bantamensis, and Intsia bijuga. Rafflesia patma is also a notable species

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Roughly 35 mammals species endemic to Java are found in the park, notably the banteng, silvery gibbon, Javan lutung, crab-eating macaque, Javan leopard, dhole, Java mouse-deer, Javan rusa, Sunda leopard cat and smooth-coated otter. There are 197 species of birds.

The Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), Javan rhino, Sunda rhinoceros or lesser one-horned rhinoceros is a critically endangered member of the genus Rhinoceros, of the rhinoceros family, Rhinocerotidae, and one of the five remaining extant rhinoceros species across South Asia and Africa. The Javan rhinoceros is one of the smallest rhinoceros species, along with the Sumatran, or "hairy", rhinoceros. They are superficially similar to Indian rhinos, as they have plate-like, "armored" protective skin folds, but are slightly smaller, at just 3.1–3.2 m (10–10 ft) long and 1.4–1.7 m (4 ft 7 in – 5 ft 7 in) tall, on average. The heaviest specimens weigh around 2,300 kg (5,100 lb), similar to a black rhinoceros.

Visit Semarang

Visit Semarang

Visit Yogyakarta   February 07, 2020

Landmark Of Semarang

Lawang Sewu ("Thousand Doors") is a landmark in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, built as the headquarters of the Dutch East Indies Railway Company. The colonial-era building is famous as a haunted house and filming location, though the Semarang city government has attempted to rebrand it.

Lawang Sewu building was built on February 27, 1904, under another name Het hoofdkantor van de Nederlands-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij (NIS Head Office). Initially, office administration activities were carried out at Semarang Gudang Station (Samarang NIS), but with the rapid development of the rail network, resulting in an increase in technical personnel and administrative staff that was not small in line with the development of office administration. As a result, the NIS office at the Samarang NIS station is no longer sufficient. NIS's various solutions include renting several buildings owned by individuals as a temporary solution which adds to inefficiency. 

Moreover, the location of the Samarang NIS station is near the swamp so sanitation and health matters are an important consideration. Then, another alternative was proposed: establishing an administrative office in a new location. The choice fell to the land which at that time was on the edge of the city adjacent to the residence of the Resident. It is located at the end of Bodjongweg Semarang (now Jalan Pemuda), at the corner of Bodjongweg and Samarang Naar Kendalweg (the road to Kendal). NIS entrusted the design of the NIS headquarters building in Semarang to Prof. Jacob F. Klinkhamer (TH Delft) and B.J. Quendag, the architect who is domiciled in Amsterdam. The entire design process was carried out in the Netherlands, and then the drawings were taken to the city of Semarang. Seeing from the Lawang Sewu blueprint it is written that the site plan and floor plan of this building were drawn in Amsterdam in 1903. Similarly, the complete working drawings were made and signed in Amsterdam in 1903. [soucre: wikipedia]

Why Visit Indonesia

Why Visit Indonesia

Visit Yogyakarta   February 07, 2020

According to old stories, Indonesians are known as friendly people. Many foreign tourists after visiting Indonesia especially after visiting Yogyakarta said this. The friendly nature of the Indonesian people is a manifestation of the cultural values ​​that exist in society. Almost all cultures in Indonesia teach good manners and good behavior. The majority of Indonesian people themselves still uphold these values.

Appreciation as a friendly nation is not a figment. According to Pandji Pragiwaksono in his book Finding Indonesia, when compared to Singapore, the friendly nature will be very visible. According to him, it was very difficult to find a taxi driver there who smiled at the passengers.

But this reality also needs to be a reflection of the Indonesian people. The friendly attitude of the Indonesian people whether Indonesian people are very friendly and kind, or maybe the people of other countries are behaving poorly. So that it highlights the Indonesian people who are a little friendly

If indeed the Indonesian people are friendly people. So cultural elements like this need to be preserved and preserved. So that good values ​​continue to stick and become the nation's identity. The opposite applies, if there are unfavorable cultural elements, they need to be eliminated.

Besides being friendly, Indonesian people have a relaxed nature. They even tend to be relaxed. The life of the majority of Indonesians goes with a slow rhythm. There are still many Indonesian people who hold the principle of "everything can be arranged".

Pandji Pragiwaksono's message in his book is that Indonesians need to get to know their own culture. Describe the culture in words. Pay attention to the words that have been made, try to compare and look for words in English or other languages. If that unique word does not have an equivalent word from another language, it could be that culture is indeed in Indonesia.

Prambanan Tample

Prambanan Tample

Tour Yogyakarta   February 06, 2020

Prambanan or Rara Jonggrang (Javanese: ꦫꦫꦗꦺꦴꦁꦒꦿꦁ, romanized: Rara Jonggrang) is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, dedicated to the Trimūrti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Preserver (Vishnu) and the Transformer (Shiva). The temple compound is located approximately 17 kilometers (11 mi) northeast of the city of Yogyakarta on the boundary between Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces.

The temple compound, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest Hindu temple site in Indonesia and the second-largest in Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu architecture, and by the towering 47-meter-high (154 ft) central building inside a large complex of individual temples. Prambanan attracts many visitors from around the world. [source: Wikipedia]

Borobudur Tample

Borobudur Tample

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Borobudur or Barabudur (Indonesian: Candi Borobudur, Javanese: romanized: Candhi Barabudhur) is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency, not far from the town of Muntilan, in Central Java, Indonesia. It is the world's largest Buddhist temple. The temple consists of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circulars, topped by a central dome. It is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. The central dome is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues, each seated inside a perforated stupa.

Built-in the 9th century during the reign of the Sailendra Dynasty, the temple design follows Javanese Buddhist architecture, which blends the Indonesian indigenous cult of ancestor worship and the Buddhist concept of attaining Nirvana. The temple demonstrates the influences of Gupta art that reflects India's influence on the region, yet there are enough indigenous scenes and elements incorporated to make Borobudur uniquely Indonesian. The monument is a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. The pilgrim journey begins at the base of the monument and follows a path around the monument, ascending to the top through three levels symbolic of Buddhist cosmology: Kāmadhātu (the world of desire), Rūpadhātu (the world of forms) and Arūpadhātu (the world of formlessness). The monument guides pilgrims through an extensive system of stairways and corridors with 1,460 narrative relief panels on the walls and the balustrades. Borobudur has one of the largest and most complete ensembles of Buddhist reliefs in the world.

Evidence suggests that Borobudur was constructed in the 9th century and subsequently abandoned following the 14th-century decline of Hindu kingdoms in Java and the Javanese conversion to Islam. Worldwide knowledge of its existence was sparked in 1814 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, then the British ruler of Java, who was advised of its location by native Indonesians. Borobudur has since been preserved through several restorations. The largest restoration project was undertaken between 1975 and 1982 by the Indonesian government and UNESCO, followed by the monument's listing as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple in the world and ranks with Bagan in Myanmar and Angkor Wat in Cambodia as one of the great archeological sites o

f Southeast Asia. Borobudur remains popular for pilgrimage, with Buddhists in Indonesia celebrating Vesak Day at the monument. Borobudur is Indonesia's single most visited tourist attraction.
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