REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

NATURE

Indonesia is full of volcanoes, jungles, and a lot of cultures. There are 128 active volcanoes. The reason for this huge number of active volcanoes is that the country is situated in the Pacific Ring of Fire. This ring surrounds the Pacific Ocean with zones where earthquakes and volcano eruptions are common events. Indonesia has the biggest diversity of nature around the world as well. This is caused by its geographical location, which is close to the Equator and as well, close to two continents - Asia and Australia.

Proximity to Asia, Australia, and New Guinea, causes division in species. The territory of Indonesia can be divided into 3 bio-geographical regions. They are Sundaland, Wallacea and the Island of New Guinea. Sundanland is a region in the western part of Indonesia and species are the same as Asia. Wallacea is east of Sundaland and the flora and fauna are endemic (unique to this region). Island of New Guinea is in the easternmost part of Indonesia and the flora, and fauna are close to the Australian one’s.