Monday, September 10, 2012

How to Know the Return of the Republic of Indonesia

While we often hear about things that smell of the Republic of Indonesia, but many people who do not understand and do not remember to order the State, regions, systems of goverment in Indonesia also began forming and changing the name of Indonesia to the administrative regions of Indonesia. So there's no harm in the author discusses more about the history of Indonesia names from the past until now.

Origin name of the Republic of Indonesia

Indonesia comes from the Latin and Greek, in Latin means Indus Indian and Nesos in Greek means island. So it can be concluded Indonesia means the territory of the Indian Archipelago. That means the name of Indonesia was made before Indonesia became a sovereign state. In the year 1850 there was a British ethnologist named George Earl, he proposed to give the name or term that means Indunesia also Malayunesia the Indian Archipelago Malay Archipelago as well. Then the student named Earl James Richardson Logan Indonesia uses the term means the Indian Archipelago.

If the writing of academic Netherlands, Indonesia written by Archipel Maleische term meaning the Malay Archipelago, which means Nederlandsch Oost Indie Dutch East Indies. New in 1900, the name Indonesia became more frequently used by people outside of the academic environment Netherlands. As Adolf Bastian of the University of Berlin began popularizing the name of Indonesia in his book entitled uyang "Rodel oder die Inseln des Malayischen Archipels" created and published in 1884 to 1894. While the people of Indonesia who first used the term Indonesia is the Father who founded the School of Education Student Park, Ki Hajar Dewantara as names for his news agency in the Netherlands in 1913.

More on the Republic of Indonesia

Republic of Indonesia (RI) is a country crossed by the equator, based in Pontianak so it has a tropical climate. Indonesi also be between Asia and Australia are located in southeastern Indonesia. And lies between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.  Many nicknames for the State of Indonesia from Island Countries by the number of islands 13 487 pieces of small islands up to the big island. There is also a state title as the main livelihood of agrarian farming population as well as many State maritime waters located in the Republic of Indonesia.

Well, for the population of Indonesia is rated 4 in the most populous country in the world. With the predominantly moslem population that Indonesia is a country with religious people in the world moslem. And was ranked second in the world in terms of biodiversity. Indonesia is a country of great diversity ranging from culture, people, religion, arts, language and ethnicity are reflected in the motto of Indonesia "Unity in Diversity" means different but tetep one. With the largest ethnic Javanese are the people scattered all over the area of Indonesia.

Republic of Indonesia is a member of the United Nations (UN) is to 60. But previously came out in the January 7, 1965 and re-joined on 28 September 1966. In addition to joining the United Nations as a member of Indonesia is also a member of ASEAN, OIC, APEC and the G-20.

Government and Politics of the Republic of Indonesia

As we know that the Republic of Indonesia is a democratic country with a multiparty presidential republican government. Indonesia's political system is based on the Trias Politica is the meaning of the legislative, judicial and executive. With the legislative power is held by the People's Consultative Assembly or MPR. But according to the fourth amendment to the Constitution Assembly is not the highest government agencies of the Republic of Indonesia again. MPR became a bicameral body and comprises 560 members Daei representatives in the House of Representatives since 2004.

In addition there is also a member of the House of Regional Representatives Council members numbering 132 members, whose members are representatives of an independent province. Just as the presidential elections, legislative elections and DPS elected through general elections or elections and tenure policies diving five years. After the members of the legislature, the executive members are the vice president the president and his cabinet. Every president certainly pick the cabinet each with a different name while serving as president.

Cabinet presidential cabinet members called ministers are responsible to the president fully and may not represent a political party in the parliament there. For the leadership of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, he has the objective to maintain the stability of the government to SBY incorporate a number of leaders of political parties to occupy a place in his cabinet. And to the Republic of Indonesia yudikatifnya institutions held by the Supreme Court, Constitutional Court and the Judicial Commission also set out in the amendments to the 1945 Constitution. Including also the Minister of Law and Human Rights.

Division of Administrative Region of the Republic of Indonesia

Republic of Indonesia provinces, which now consists of 33 provinces. The province includes :

    1. Aceh Province
    2. North Sumatra Province
    3. West Sumatra Province
    4. Riau Province
    5. Riau Islands Province
    6. Islands Pacific Islands Province
    7. ProvinsiJambi
    8. South Sumatra Province
    9. Bengkulu Province
    10. Lampung Province
    11. Banten Province
    12. DKI Jakarta
    13. West Java Province
    14. Central Java Province
    15. Special Province of Yogyakarta
    16. East Java Province
    17. Bali Province
    18. West Nusa Tenggara Province
    19. East Nusa Tenggara Province
    20. West Kalimantan Province
    21. Central Kalimantan Province
    22. East Kalimantan Province
    23. South Kalimantan
    24. North Sulawesi Province
    25. North Maluku Province
    26. Central Sulawesi
    27. Gorontalo Province
    28. West Sulawesi Province
    29. South Sulawesi Province
    30. Southeast Sulawesi
    31. Maluku Province
    32. West Papua Province
    33. Papua Province

Provinces in Indonesia and its capital


Sumatra Province and capital

  •     Aceh - Banda Aceh
  •     North Sumatra - Medan
  •     West Sumatra - Padang
  •     Riau - Pekanbaru
  •     Riau Islands - Tanjung Pinang
  •     Edinburgh - Edinburgh
  •     South Sumatra - Palembang
  •     Islands Pacific Islands - Niagara Pinang
  •     Bengkulu - Bengkulu
  •     Lampung - Bandar Lampung

Kalimantan province and its capital
  •     West Kalimantan - Pontianak
  •     Central Kalimantan - Palangkaraya
  •     South Kalimantan - Pakistan
  •     East Kalimantan - Dublin

Java province and its capital
  •     Special Capital Region of Jakarta
  •     Banten - Attack
  •     West Java - Bandung
  •     Central Java - Semarang
  •     Yogyakarta - Yogyakarta
  •     Jawa Timur - Surabaya

Lesser Sunda Islands Province and capital

  •     Bali - Denpasar
  •     Lombok - Mataram
  •     East Nusa Tenggara - Kupang

Sulawesi Province and capital

  •     North Sulawesi - Manado
  •     Gorontalo - Gorontalo
  •     Central Sulawesi - Hammers
  •     West Sulawesi - Mamuju
  •     South Sulawesi - Makassar
  •     Southeast Sulawesi - Inquiry

Maluku Islands Province and capital

  •     Maluku - Ambon
  •     North Maluku - Sofifi

Papua Province to the west and the capital

  •     West Papua - Manokwari

Papua provincial capital of Jayapura


All of the province consists of 399 districts, 98 cities are made up of district, village, village, village, village, villages, pekon and others listed in the Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 32 of 2004 concerning local government. For provinces such as Aceh, Yogyakarta, Papua, West Papua and also have the privilege of the legislature that is larger than the other provinces. For the province has established its own legal system which they set up in such a way, while for Yogyakarta has the status of Special Region.

Papua Province also have a special autonomous status in 2001, the Jakarta Special Capital Region. That's the discussion about the introduction of the Republic of Indonesia.

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