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Indonesia is a republic based on the 1945 constitution providing for a separation of executive, legislative, and judicial power. Substantial restructuring has occurred since President Suharto's resignation in 1998. New reforms to the constitution limit the president to two terms in office. The president is elected for a 5-year PAGE 3 term, is the top government and political figure. The Population | Time | Visas Insurance | History president and the vice president were elected for the first time on September 20, 2004. The president, PAGE 4 assisted by an appointed cabinet, has the authority to People | Language conduct the administration of the government. Prior to Common Phrases 2004, some legislative seats had been reserved for PAGE 5 representatives of the armed forces. The military has Climate been a significant political force throughout LANGUAGE Indonesian history. PAGE 6 The Land Bahasa Indonesia is the national language, which is THE PEOPLE related to Malay, written in Roman script and based PAGE 7 on European orthography. In all the tourist Changing money | Credit Cards According to the last census the total Muslim Currency | Tipping population is approximately 88% of total population, destinations English is the number one foreign Etiquette language. In big cities Dutch is still spoken, while making Indonesia the largest Muslim society in the popularity of French is increasing at good hotels and PAGE 8 world. Indonesian population consists of many restaurants. Safety & Crime | Taxis ethnicities- 45% Javanese, 14% Sudanese, 7.5% What to Pack | Health Madurese and 26% other ethnic groups. COMMON PHRASES in BAHASA PAGE 9 Communications English BAHASA PAGE 10 Shopping | Customs Bartering Hello Halo or Hey How are you? Apa kabar? PAGE 11-12 Food & Drinks Thank you Terima kasih You're welcome Terma kasih kembali PAGE 13 Culture & The Arts | Religion Goodbye Selamat tinggal Please Silakan I'm sorry Maaf What is your name? Namamu saipa? My name is _________ Nama saya __________ Yes Ya No Tidak Where is the toilet? Dimana toilet sialan? How do I get to ___? Bafaimana saya bias ke ___? Water Air How much is? Berapa harganya?
