Indonesia
Jakarta, capital of Indonesia Indonesia is located in the Indian and Pacific oceans off the coast of southeast Asia. It is referred to as a archipelago and consists of 17,500 islands, 7,000 of those islands are uninhabited. It is the largest country in southeast Asia, sharing borders with Malaysia and Papua New Guinea. Flag of Indonesia The islands of Indonesia have a diverse environment ranging from forested volcanic mountains, costal plains, alluvial swamps, shallow seas and coral reefs, it surrounds the intersection of three pieces of the earths crust. Holding a estimated population of 284,698,000 people, Indonesia is the fourth most populated country in the world. The difference between hazards, disasters, and catastrophes: Hazards are a natural process or event that is a possible threat to human life and property Disasters are a hazardous event that occurs over a limited time span in a defined area, where one of the following occurs,...