About Indonesia

Geography
Arguably Indonesia is the most diverse and interesting country you will ever visit. Spread over three time zones it is as large as Europe and with over 17,000 islands, about 6,000 of which are inhabited which are scattered over both sides of the equator. The largest are Java, Sumatra, Borneo (shared with Brunei and Malaysia), New Guinea (shared with Papua New Guinea), and Sulawesi. Indonesia shares land borders with Malaysia on Borneo, Papua New Guinea on the island of New Guinea, and East Timor on the island of Timor.
The capital, Jakarta, is on Java and is the nation's largest city.
The population is around 238 million.

Politics
Indonesia is a republic with a presidential system. Power is concentrated in the central government.

Economy & Tourism
Indonesia has the largest economy in South East Asia and in 2010 was the 27th biggest exporting country in the world. The industry sector is the economys largest followed by the service sector and agriculture.

Language
Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) is the official language of Indonesia.

Religion
Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim majority country. Approximately 85% are Muslims consisting of Shias and Sunnis, 12% Christians (9% Protestant and 3% Catholic), 1.8% Hindu, 0.4% Buddhist and other

About Borneo

Borneo is an exotic island that has one of the most diverse social groups in the world. The jungles of Borneo contain some of the finest, undisturbed areas of rainforest, with endemic species of animal and plant seldom far from any spot in the country. Although the jungle is a huge part of Borneo, it offers much more in the way of culture; from the native tribes, as well as spectacular mountains, caves and river systems.

Geography
With an area of 743,330 square kilometres Borneo is the largest island in the Malay Archipelago and the third largest island in the world. Situated in South-East Asia, Borneo is located north of Java Island, Indonesia. The island is predominantly mountainous, with peaks up to about 2,400 m - Mount Kinabalu, yet most of the island is covered by rainforest which makes it one of the most bio-diverse areas of that world. The rainforest of Borneo is 130 million years old, making it the oldest rainforest in the world: 70 million years older than the Amazon rainforest. It is home to many species of wildlife which are not only endangered, but endemic to Borneo’s rainforest, such as the Bornean Orang-utan.
Capital: Kuching & Kota Kinabalu

Politics
The Island is divided between three countries: Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. Approximately 73% of the island is Indonesian territory. The Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak in the north occupy about 26% of the island. Located on the north coast the sovereign state of Brunei comprises about 1% of Borneo’s land area.

Economy & Tourism
Borneo contains some of Indonesia’s most impressive rainforests which features valuable stands of sandalwood, camphor and various palms. Despite the thick jungle there is still small scale agriculture of rice, tobacco, coconuts, coffee, rubber and many more. Forest fires and illegal logging have threatened wildlife and it is clear that Borneo’s economy is also dedicated to the preservation of species such as the orang-utan and pygmy elephant. As well as the coal mining in Borneo there are rich reserves of gold discovered in 1995 as well as other mineral reserves: diamond, bauxite and iron ore

Language
Bahasa Malaysia is the national language in Borneo, English is also spoken widely.

Religion
Borneo has a clear mutual tolerance and respect for various religious beliefs, and has no official religion, although like the rest of Malaysia Islam is widely practiced, but Christianity and forms of Buddhism are common.