7 interesting facts about Indonesia

1 - Jakarta's Gelora Bung Karno Stadium is one of the largest stadium in the world. When it was completed in 1962 to host the Asian Games it's original capacity was 120,800 people, which would have made it the second largest today.

2 - The world's largest flower, Rafflesia Arnoldi, weighs up to 7 kg (15 pounds) and only grows on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Its petals grow to 0.5 meters (1.6 feet) long and 2.5 cm (1 inch) thick.





 

3 - Lake Toba is the largest volcanic lake in the world. The lake's supervolcanic eruption that occurred 70,000 years ago was the largest known explosive eruption on Earth in the last 25 million years. According to the Toba catastrophe theory, it killed most humans living at that time.

 4 - The most odorous flower on Earth, Amorphophallus titanum, is found in Indonesia and can grow to an average height of two meters. When it blooms, it releases a foul odor comparable to rotten meat, which can be smelled from half a mile away. Also known as the "devil's tongue", it was originally discovered in 1878 in the rainforest of central Sumatra island, by the Italian botanist and explorer Dr Oroardo Beccari.








 5 - Jakarta is the 13th largest city in the world with a population of around 11.3 million people (BPS, 2010).

 6 - The Komodo dragon, found in Indonesia, is the largest lizard in the world, growing up to 3 meters (9.8 feet) in length.








 


 7 - Indonesia has the largest 'young' population in the world with 165 million people under the age of 30, whereas only 8% of the population is aged over 60 years (National Bureau of statistics, August 2001).