People
With the fifth largest population in the world.
Indonesians number 240 million and are basically of
Malay and Polynesian stock comprising of 300 ethnic
groups and subgroups having their own traditions.
Early immigrants from the Indian subcontinent, China,
the Arab peninsula, and Persia have left their mark on
culture and religion followed by influences of
Portuguese, Spanish, English and Dutch traders and
invaders.
Visitors should be aware that the current Indonesian
culture contains elements of aggression as they are
hardly found anywhere else in the world.
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Jan Garanoz
869/116 Thanon Pemavipat,
Chiang Rai, 57000 Thailand
Last updated: march 03, 2010