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Indonesia, [c] officially the Republic of Indonesia, [d] is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea, Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the 14th-largest country by area, at 1,904,569 square kilometres (735,358 square miles).
The Republic of Indonesia, as an ideal conceived by Sukarno and the Nationalists, is one country out of many far-flung cultural roots, made up of millions of people from a number of ethnic communities and groups and from 38 provinces from far west of Sumatra to far east of Papua. It also thus represents Indonesia's indigenous flora and forests.
War Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (Angkatan Perang Republik Indonesia, 17 August 1950 – 21 June 1962) Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia, 21 June 1962 – 1 April 1999; spelled Bersendjata until 1 January 1973)* Indonesian National Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, since 1 April 1999)
The current Garuda Indonesia's aircraft that is often charter by the government for long-haul official presidential trip. The aircraft is a Boeing 777-300ER registered PK-GIG and painted in a red and white with "Republic of Indonesia" written and Indonesian flag alongside the national emblem attached in its livery.
The monument and the museum are open daily from 08:00 to 16:00 Western Indonesia Time throughout the week except for Mondays when the monument is closed. Since April 2016, the monument is also open during night time, from 19:00 to 22:00 on Tuesdays to Fridays, and from 19:00 to 00:00 on Saturdays and Sundays.
The official Indonesian Navy's history began on 10 September 1945, at the outset of the Indonesian National Revolution.The administration of the early Indonesian government established the People's Marine Security Agency (Badan Keamanan Rakyat Laut/BKR Laut) on 22 August 1945, the predecessor to the modern Indonesian Navy.
National Hero of Indonesia (Pahlawan Nasional Indonesia) is the highest-level title awarded in Indonesia.It is posthumously given by the Government of Indonesia for actions which are deemed to be heroic, defined as "actual deeds which can be remembered and exemplified for all time by other citizens" or "extraordinary service furthering the interests of the state and people".
The Merdeka Palace (Indonesian: Istana Merdeka; also known in Indonesian as Istana Gambir and during the Dutch times as Paleis te Koningsplein) is one of seven presidential palaces in Indonesia. It is located on the north side of the Merdeka Square in Central Jakarta, Indonesia, and was used as the official residence of the president of Indonesia.