Indonesia

Hai fellas. Cause I live in Indonesia I want to talk about Indonesia now. You won't call it respect if you leave your countries history behind, wound't you ? Now here is my interesting facts about Indonesia.

• The country of Indonesia is ethnically diverse, with around 300 distinctive native ethnic groups and over 740 different languages and dialects spoken in the country.
• Indonesia is the world's biggest muslim nation with over 88.2% of Indonesia's total population
• Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world with 17.508 islands, of which about 6.000 were inhabited
• Indonesia has approximately 250 million people living in it ( 251.160.124 ) as of July 2013. 
• Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous nation
• Indonesia's largest city is Jakarta, also it's capital city, on the island of Java. It has a population of almost 14 million people making it the world's ninth largest city
• The island of Java is home to 60% of Indonesia's total inhabitant ( around 130 million people ) making it the world's most populous island
• The highest point in Indonesia is the peak of Puncak Jaya at the island of Papua sitting at 4.884 meters ( 16.024 ) above sea level  
• The Borobudur Temple is the world's largest Buddhist temple and was earlier the Seven Wonders of the World
• Indonesia is part of the 'Ring of Fire', the volcano group and about 75% of the total Ring of Fire volcanoes is in Indonesia
• Indonesia is so expansive in its area covered that it has three time zones
• Indonesia is home to thousands of flora and fauna, making it the country with second highest level of biodiversity in the world ( Brazil is #1 )
• Indonesia is home to 12.7% of the world's Muslim population
• Jakarta has the world's worst traffic jam known to man
• Indonesia is the fourth most visited country in the world

Thailand

Hello folks, now I want to tell about Thailand and some facts that may surprise you. Why  I choose Thailand ? Because 4 years ago I just make a trip to Bangkok, Thailand's capital city. And here is the interesting facts :

• The official name of Thailand is the Kingdom of Thailand and it was formerly known as Siam until 1939 ( and again from 1945 - 1949 )
• Thailand is the world's most populous country, with a population of 67 million people (67,448,120) as of July 2013
• Thailand is the world's largest exporter of rice
• Thailand's coastline is 3219 km long
• Thailand has over 1430 islands
• Doi Inthanon in the northern mountain range of Thanon Thong Cai is the highest point in Thailand at 2565 m (8415 ft) above sea level
• Thailand is the 51st largest country in the world
• Thailand is a constitutional monarchy, just like England
• Bangkok once had dozens of canals & and its buildings stood on stilts earning the nickname Venice of the East. Most have now been filled.
• Bangkok is the world's most visited city, according to the Global Destinations Cities Index, ahead of London
• Bangkok's full ceremonial name is : Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit* while it's known to Thais as Krung Thep Maha Nakho*
• Around 95% of Thai people are buddhist
• The word "Thailand" means "land of the free"
• The Garuda is the national and royal symbol of Thailand
• Thai was voted the world's fifth friendliest country by Rough Guides readers
• Thailand is home to the world's largest gold Buddha, the largest crocodile farm, the largest restaurant, the longest single-span suspension bridge, and the world's tallest hotel
• Thailand has won 7 gold medal at the Olympic Games - three in weightlifting and four in boxing.
• Thailand is the only country in south-east Asia that hasn't been colonised by Europeans
• One-tenth of all animal species on earth live in Thailand

*= sorry if I spell any letter incorrect