190314_video_Indonesia_Unity in Diversity

742 different languages, 300 distinct native ethnic groups, 6 official religions, 4th most populated country in the world. □□This is Indonesia, a truly remarkable example of a MULTICULTURAL society whose national motto represents the pride of individual uniqueness in unity. Spread over 17.000 islands, the country has successfully maintained a true sense of “Indonesianness” among its people despite all differences.There are some countries so vast and diverse that any attempt to summarise them feels insulting: such is Indonesia. With a population of 258 million, it is the world’s fourth most populous nation and the largest formed by an archipelago. When it was guest of honour at the Frankfurt book fair last year, it appeared under the banner “17,000 islands of imagination”, a phrase describing its geography but also encapsulating the complexities of representation. Indonesia is home to hundreds of different ethnicities speaking as many languages, and, along with Hindus, Christians and Buddhists, has a majority Muslim population that is the largest in the world.

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