SOUTHEAST ASIA

COUNTRIES THAT MAKE UP SOUTHEAST ASIA

• Indonesia, Laos
• Vietnam, Cambodia
• Thailand, Brunei
• Singapore, East Timor
• Philippines, Malaysia, Burma

LANGUAGES

• The main languages spoken in Indonesia are English and Indonesian
• There are over 100 native languages spoken throughout the country as well

GOVERNMENT

• Indonesians live in a republic
• Among the many of their freedoms, freedom of expression is the most predominant

RELIGION

• Their main religions are Islam, Roman Catholic, Hinduism, and, Buddhism
• The followers of the religions above, all believe in recarnation

INHABITANTS OF INDONESIA

• People mostly live in large cities
• In these large cities, many people live in expensive homes

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

• Most families in Indonesia are usually small
• In each family, all of their members have jobs
• The father is in charge of the money
• Meanwhile the mother keeps the family together

SOCIAL STRUCTURE & WEALTH

• the army leaders, politicians and the industrialists are at the top
• They hold a large percentage of the wealth of the country
• 120 million Indonesians live under the poverty level; most of them live off about 86 US cents a day
• The amount of poor people surpass the amount of the wealthy

MUSIC, ART, LITERATURE, AND FASHION

• Nearly thousands of Indonesian islands have its own cultural, artistic history, and character.
• This results in hundreds of different forms of music, which often accompanies dance and theatre.
• Indonesia has a long history of paintings, sculptures, and architecture
• Artists go into great detail with their work.
• Indonesia has a long history of poetry

EDUCATION

• Education in Indonesia is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Education and Culture
• Education is defined as a planned effort to establish a study environment and education
• In Indonesia, all citizens must undertake nine years of compulsory education
• Which consists of six years at elementary level and three in secondary level.  

LAND USE

• The land use in Indonesia can be separated into three categories
• arable land - land cultivated for crops like wheat, maize, and rice that are replanted after each harvest
• permanent crops - land cultivated for crops like citrus and coffee that are not replanted
• other - any land not arable or under permanent crops; includes permanent meadows and pastures

TRADING NETWORKS

• Asean Free Trade Area (AFTA) is a trade bloc agreement by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations supporting local manufacturing in all ASEAN countries.
• ASEAN is a geo-political and economic organisation of ten countries located in Southeast Asia
• It's members includes all of Southeast Asia

DIVERSITY

• There are more than 490 different ethnics living in Indonesia
• Indonesia is one of the most diverse countries on our globe