Friday, June 12, 2009

Did you know?

(?) Indonesia has the world's longest coastline at nearly 85,000 km.

(?) Indonesia is home to more volcanoes than any other country.

(?) Jakarta is the city's fourth name after Sunda Kelapa, Jayakarta, and Batavia. It's nickname is the Big Durian after the notoriously smelly fruit.

(?) In 1962 when Senayan Stadium hosted the Asian Games, it was the largest stadium in the world, holding over 100,000 people.

(?) Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world.

(?) When the Dutch arrived, they planned Jakarta to serve as a tropical Amsterdam, which is how many people regarded the city during the 18th century.

(?) The Wisma BNO 46, measuring 262 meters tall, the tallest in Jakarta, is one of the tallest buildings in the southern hemisphere.

---just wanted to share it with you, I got them from expat guide from Jakarta Java Kini--

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