The Komodo dragon, found in Indonesia, is the largest lizard in the world, growing up to 3 meters (9.8 feet) in length.
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Indonesia is the 4th largest country in the world, with a population of around 250 million (World Bank, 2013).
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Jakarta’s Gelora Bung Karno Stadium is one of the largest stadium in the world. When it was completed in 1962 to host the Asian Games it’s original capacity was 120,800 people.
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Indonesia has the first longest coastline in the world (over 54,000km)
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Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world.
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Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world with more than 20,000 islands.
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Lake Toba is the second largest volcanic lake in the world. The lake’s supervolcanic eruption that occurred 70,000 years ago was the largest known explosive eruption on Earth in the last 25 million years.
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Jakarta is the 8th largest city in the world with a population of around 11.3 million people (BPS, 2010).
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Borobudur temple in Central Java is the largest Hindus temple in the world, decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Hindu statues.
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Indonesia has the largest ‘young’ population in the world with 165 million people under the age of 30, whereas only 8% of the population is aged over 60 years (National Bureau of Statistics, August 2001).
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The Grasberg mine, located near Puncak Jaya, is the largest gold mine and the third largest copper mine in the world.
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The world’s largest flower, Rafflesia Arnoldi, weighs up to 14 kg (30 pounds) and only grows on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia
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