How Powerful Is Indonesia?
In February 2016, Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced new reforms to his aggressive economic stimulus plan These included opening up Indonesia’s economy to foreign investment and meeting with Silicon Valley billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
The World Bank and Indonesia’s finance minister expect the economy’s overall growth to continue by 5% or more in 2016.
Indonesia is relatively large, both in terms of size and population The country is made up of 17 thousand small islands which together count for roughly 750 thousand square miles.
Although the country is fairly spread out, its geography largely works to its advantage.
Indonesia is a major trading hub and because it has more coastline than almost any other nation on earth, it’s beaches draw tourists from around the world.
With more than 250 million people, Indonesia is the 4th largest country in the world, just below the United States.
It is also the most populous Muslim country with roughly 87% of Indonesians following Islam.
Indonesia also has a powerful economy, it is the largest in Southeast Asia and the 16th largest in the world, with a GDP of nearly $900 billion dollars.
Since Widodo took office in 2014, the country’s infrastructure budget has increased by more than 53 percent.
However, Indonesia’s exports have taken a hit in recent years due to lessening demand from China.
Indonesia has one of the fastest rising rates of wealth inequality in East Asia, in fact, two thirds of the population live on less than $2 dollars a day.
The nation is also vulnerable when it comes to defense Indonesia spends less than one percent of its budget on military expenditures.
military expenditures is well below NATO’s recommended budget of 2% and the United States’ allotted 4%.
Moreover, with less than 900 thousand military personnel, Indonesia could be easy target for their powerful neighbors like China, which has nearly 5 million active personnel.
However Indonesia’s military could strengthen in the coming years, as the country is looking to purchase an air defense system from China.
Indonesia is benefitting from a modernizing economy and a well-liked and ambitious new leader.
The country also has a rapidly growing presence online.
Residents of Indonesia’s capital city, Jakarta, are more active on Twitter than those of any other city on Earth.
However with a relatively weak military and a struggling population, Indonesia has to tackle a few issues before they’re considered a truly powerful nation.
Indonesia was one of the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which is integral to the region's development.
The World Bank and Indonesia’s finance minister expect the economy’s overall growth to continue by 5% or more in 2016.
Indonesia is relatively large, both in terms of size and population The country is made up of 17 thousand small islands which together count for roughly 750 thousand square miles.
Although the country is fairly spread out, its geography largely works to its advantage.
Indonesia is a major trading hub and because it has more coastline than almost any other nation on earth, it’s beaches draw tourists from around the world.
With more than 250 million people, Indonesia is the 4th largest country in the world, just below the United States.
It is also the most populous Muslim country with roughly 87% of Indonesians following Islam.
Indonesia also has a powerful economy, it is the largest in Southeast Asia and the 16th largest in the world, with a GDP of nearly $900 billion dollars.
Since Widodo took office in 2014, the country’s infrastructure budget has increased by more than 53 percent.
However, Indonesia’s exports have taken a hit in recent years due to lessening demand from China.
Indonesia has one of the fastest rising rates of wealth inequality in East Asia, in fact, two thirds of the population live on less than $2 dollars a day.
The nation is also vulnerable when it comes to defense Indonesia spends less than one percent of its budget on military expenditures.
military expenditures is well below NATO’s recommended budget of 2% and the United States’ allotted 4%.
Moreover, with less than 900 thousand military personnel, Indonesia could be easy target for their powerful neighbors like China, which has nearly 5 million active personnel.
However Indonesia’s military could strengthen in the coming years, as the country is looking to purchase an air defense system from China.
Indonesia is benefitting from a modernizing economy and a well-liked and ambitious new leader.
The country also has a rapidly growing presence online.
Residents of Indonesia’s capital city, Jakarta, are more active on Twitter than those of any other city on Earth.
However with a relatively weak military and a struggling population, Indonesia has to tackle a few issues before they’re considered a truly powerful nation.
Indonesia was one of the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which is integral to the region's development.
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