Why Indonesia Has the Best and Worst Geography in the World

Water has throughout history been as great of a divider as it has a connector, so how does a country divided by water like Indonesia connect itself together?

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[OriharaYuzuru]

Indonesian geographies:


Their advantage: archipelagos and volcanoes
Their disadvantage: archipelagos and volcanoes

[DevSarman]

Indonesians are so attached to their volcanoes in which Indonesian children would most likely to draw a picture of rice field with volcanoes on background, bisected with public road in between at least more than once in their lifetime.

[eganburg]

The fact that we're not broken up like yugoslavia is kinda a miracle

[pualamnusantara]

In a nutshell, Indonesia is a country with the largest muslim population in the world, the largest buddhist temple in the world, was colonized by a christian nation, and having a hindu-majority Island as the most famous tourist destination.

[Hollywood]

The island of Java has a bigger population than Russia now? 😳

[roxaskaragi]

Indonesia geography is both blessing and curse, it's a blessing because it's located on a very strategic ship lane with Big Resources on it's land and sea. And also it will make any foreign invasion think twice before messing with indonesia because the logistical nightmare they need to invade the island in Indonesia .

But it also a curse since it mean the cost of infrastructure development is insanely expensive compare to the country in the mainland.

[nathanrodo]

The border of New Guinea and Papua New Guinea is like when you draw a line with a ruler but your ruler slightly move and just ruined the line

[florinsadelaida]

I've been to Indonesia in 2015 & 2018. I visited Indonesia with the aim of exploring and adventuring, not for vacation or honeymoon. However, I have not explored Indonesia 100% because it is vast and also very diverse. Each region in Indonesia has different tourist or natural attractions, as if entering a different dimension. It's hard to explain, the point is when you go to Indonesia, what you visit with other regions in Indonesia is definitely different.

What made me so interested in Indonesia? The answer is nature, because nature in Indonesia has very clear differences in each region. Some even look strange, unique and absurd and there are lots of hidden places to explore. For me, Indonesia is very suitable to be used as a place for adventure, explorers and get unexpected experiences.

My personal conclusion about Indonesia :
Indonesia is like a very beautiful Queen, very graceful, very charming, very attractive, very stunning and very cool. However, keep in mind that although the Queen almost looks perfect, on the other hand the Queen also has a dangerous nature (Many natural disasters in Indonesia have been recorded internationally and even get the title of the most frequent and the most violent, Queen appears completely different from the others). When the Queen is asleep, the Queen looks extraordinary and fun to approach but if the Queen wakes up from her sleep, it is certain that there will be a sign of danger because the Queen is in a tantrum. You can see the damage caused by Queen in Indonesia by typing a search "Natural Disasters in Indonesia" or you can look on Wikipedia (There are many written lists of events).

Note : Although Queen often tantrums when she wakes up from her sleep, this is what made me fall in love because of her very different figure. Be careful with the forces of nature because we don't know when and where the Queen rages. Because if the Queen has gone berserk then she doesn't know tourists or locals. I can only hope that the Queen doesn't run amok and doesn't harm locals or tourists. Amen. 🙏

Every tourist will have a different experience when visiting Queen, The Queen desire to go berserk is also an adventure, so I want to return to being beside the Queen because the Queen has everything (Super mega diversity) to gain experience and knowledge that is unusual for a tourist like me. Indonesia is more towards the category of tourist attractions for adventure and exploration. Not just for a honeymoon or relaxing because you will definitely lose something unique, strange, interesting and unreasonable in Indonesia as an experience and learning. It was the experience I felt.

When you have explored several adventures in Indonesia be it volcanoes, waterfalls, rivers, lakes, jungles, caves and etc. (it's up to their own version, because there are too many to explore), although you will be tired but it is very satisfying and enjoyable. pleasant. of course get a different experience so that your experience can be told like mine. It should be noted that not all tourists who venture to Indonesia are successful, there are also those who fail miserably because of the act of the Queen who woke up from her sleep.

The Queen of Mother Earth in Indonesia is so satisfying even though she often throws tantrums. Such is the explanation of the true definition of the word Queen because it has the will and strength according to its own will.

Be grateful for those of you who have a place of adventure that is so vast and diverse in nature (not man-made) that foreign tourists like me too can have fun there to explore, learn, know and feel. Indonesia is a very suitable place for tourists who want to try a different trip or vacation. Traveling to Indonesia brings me joy, pleasure, satisfaction, anxiety, sadness, fatigue and confusion. All in one and that is what is called a very interesting and colorful journey, Indonesia does not only offer about buildings or nightclubs. Indonesia is much crazier with its unique and strange nature.

I love Indonesia ❤️ (Mysterious Queen Land).

[Ippaykon]

i had a culture shock when i first knew mostly every country is just like a part of one big island or continent and didn't consist thousand of islands separated by water like in here Indonesia 😂😭

[jonathanwong]

Damn this is like Wendover Productions, Atlas Pro and Economics Explained rolled into one

[ominusomega]

Fun fact: The word Orangutan came from malay/Indonesian. It comes from the words Orang and Hutan which literally translates to people and forest respectively and since in Indonesian the adjective is in the back, Orangutan literally means forest people

[RIPStudioOfficial]

to this day, I still question how Sulawesi looks like the letter 'K''

[danangputratiarno]

Sure, Indonesia has big geographic challenges, but its demographic challenges are way bigger.

[nadhindrahakim]

Makassar is not the capital of Sulawesi, it is however the capital of South Sulawesi and the largest city in Sulawesi. Sulawesi itself has 6 administrative divisions: North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South East Sulawesi, and Gorontalo each of them has their own capitals respectively: Manado, Palu, , Mamuju, Makassar, Kendari, and Gorontalo City.

[raediaufar]

Feel good to live in Borneo because I don't have to worry about earthquake, tsunami or volcanic eruption

[harisdimodi]

I had visited Indonesia 3 years ago specially in Bali and Labuan Bajo, such a beautiful country. Best regards from France here 🇫🇷

[mariosathens]

Indonesia's Geography reminds me of the Greek Geography..
We need a vast ferry system to connect so many islands.

[valhatan]

Among issues of unity, geographical, economic, and what-not, Indonesian citizen most likely to focus on debate whether eat porridge after stirred is more ethical or eat porridge without stirred is more ethical.

[MiKi-sxtt]

Most of Indonesia's railway build by colonial Dutch for transporting sugar. That's why most railway tracks are in Java and a few in Sumatra.

[Dedek-cxkn]

My Germany buddy, as a telecom consultant said that Indonesia is very challenging, multi complex problems. It's not easy doing build the telecom infrastructure in Indonesia. Not like India, Brazil or South Africa as the subcontinent country, Indonesia has 17.000 more islands, and 6.000 more are habitant. He still amaze.