What is the country also known as sumatra?

1. Which country is known as Sumatra?
2. What is Sumatra island known for?
3. Why is it called Indonesia?
4. Is Indonesia named after India?
5. Is Sumatra part of Malaysia?
6. Is Borneo part of Indonesia and Malaysia?
7. What is Sumatra known for today?
8. Is Sumatra a poor country?
9. Is Borneo a country?
10. Is Singapore part of Indonesia?
11. What is Indonesia old name?
12. What is the old name of Jakarta?

Which country is known as Sumatra?

Sumatra, Indonesian Sumatera, Indonesian island, the second largest (after Borneo) of the Greater Sunda Islands, in the Malay Archipelago. It is separated in the northeast from the Malay Peninsula by the Strait of Malacca and in the south from Java by the Sunda Strait.

What is Sumatra island known for?

The island has some of Indonesia's richest oil fields, its finest coalfields, and deposits of gold and silver. Its offshore islands are known for their tin and bauxite. Most of the country's rubber and coffee is grown in Sumatra; pepper, tea, sugarcane, and oil palms are also grown on plantations.

Why is it called Indonesia?

Etymology. The name Indonesia derives from Greek words of Indos (Ἰνδός) and nesos (νῆσος), meaning "Indian islands". The name dates to the 19th century, far predating the formation of independent Indonesia.

Is Indonesia named after India?

Although Indonesia did not become the country's official name until the time of independence, the name was used as early as 1884 by a German geographer; it is thought to derive from the Greek indos, meaning “India,” and nesos, meaning “island.” After a period of occupation by the Japanese (1942–45) during World War II, ...

Is Sumatra part of Malaysia?

Peninsular Malaysia is on the southernmost part of the Malay Peninsula, south of Thailand, north of Singapore and east of the Indonesian island of Sumatra; East Malaysia comprises most of the northern part of Borneo island, and shares land borders with Brunei to the north and Indonesian Borneo to the south.

Is Borneo part of Indonesia and Malaysia?

Covering an area of roughly 287,000 square miles, Borneo is the third-largest island in the world. It is divided into four political regions: Kalimantan belongs to Indonesia; Sabah and Sarawak are part of Malaysia; a small remaining region comprises the sultanate of Brunei.

What is Sumatra known for today?

1. The biggest crater lake in the world. Right in the heart of Sumatra lies Lake Toba, the biggest crater lake in the world and the biggest lake in South East Asia. And in the center of the lake there is the island of Pulau Samosir, a place that has drawn tourists from all over the worlds for decades.

Is Sumatra a poor country?

poor people in South Sumatra has a higher percentage than that of national. The percentage of the number of poor people in South Sumatera in 2015 was 14.25 per cent and in a nominal figure it was as many as 1.15 million poor people.

Is Borneo a country?

1.Borneo is not a country

The now Malaysian side was colonized by the British and the Indonesian side by the Dutch. During the Second World War the whole island was occupied by Japan. Now, Borneo is split between 3 countries: Indonesia, Malaysia and the small sultanate of Brunei.

Is Singapore part of Indonesia?

The southern limits of the state run through Singapore Strait, where outliers of the Riau-Lingga Archipelago—which forms a part of Indonesia—extend to within 10 miles of the main island.

What is Indonesia old name?

During that era, the East Indies portion now called "Indonesia" fell under Dutch colonial control and therefore was referred to as Dutch East Indies.

What is the old name of Jakarta?

Jakarta, formerly (until 1949) Batavia or (1949–72) Djakarta, largest city and capital of Indonesia.