In 2007 the United States exported $4,235 million to Indonesia. We work closely with the Indonesian government to promote democracy, develop the resource rich nation and prevent terrorism in Southeast Asia. The American state department sees Indonesian prosperity and security as central to maintaining security in Southeast Asia. The bulk of its exports go to Japan and America. It is a resource and mineral rich nation. Indonesia is the most populous nation of Southeast Asia (the fourth largest population in the world) and the most populous Muslim majority nation in the world. (Source: )īahasa Indonesian has been listed as a critical language by the American State Department since because of our strategic business and security interests in the Muslim world. Outside Indonesia, Indonesian is spoken in the Netherlands, Phillipines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and the US. There are about 35,000,000 first language speakers of Indonesian, and about over 150,000,000 second language speakers. The term “Indonesian” was adopted in the beginning of the 20th century, as Indonesian became the national language of Indonesia. The term “Indonesian” is political rather than linguistic, as Indonesian Malay (called Bahasa Indonesia in Indonesia) is virtually identical with Bahasa Melayu, another variety of Malay, as spoken in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. Indonesian is a form of Malay, spoken in Indonesia.
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