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What Is Indonesia?

INTRODUCTION

According to Wikipedia facts, the Republic of Indonesia is a nation in Southeast Asia. Comprising 17,508 islands, it is the world's largest archipelagic state. With a population of 222 million people in 2006, it is the world's fourth most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority nation, although officially it is not an Islamic state. Indonesia is a republic, with an elected parliament and president. The nation's capital city is Jakarta. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Malaysia. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

But have the facts above already described what Indonesia really is? In this essay, our group would like to answer the core question; what is actually Indonesia. Answering that, we want to try to approach the problem as systematically as possible. Here is the order how our essay is arranged; in the very first part of the essay, we deal with Hinduism; its history and value; to answer whether it is true that Hinduism affect Indonesia so much. Next, we discuss Indonesia as a Muslim country; the value and current facts and issues; to analyze how Muslim Indonesia is as categorized as Muslim country. Next, we also include some variables that may affect current Indonesian condition; what factor may affect Indonesia most; in case of two previous arguments (Hindu and Islam) fail to answer the core question. It is also necessary to remember that all of the essay will be in the system of governance framework. Finally, we will give our holistic conclusion, along with the projects and recommendation.
IS INDONESIA A HINDU COUNTRY?

1. History
The Hindu was firstly introduced in India. It is an extension of Brahminism (Agama Weda) which believed by the Aryans (Indo-Iran). The word Hindu derived form Sanskrit word Sindhu, which refers to the people who lived near or across...