35 Fascinating Photos Capture Everyday Life of Indonesia in the Early 1970s ~ Vintage Everyday

December 9, 2020

35 Fascinating Photos Capture Everyday Life of Indonesia in the Early 1970s

December 09, 2020 1970s, Indonesia, life & culture, people, street

Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of more than seventeen thousand islands, including Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Kalimantan), Sulawesi, and New Guinea (Papua).

Indonesia is the world's largest island country and the 14th-largest country by land area, at 1,904,569 square kilometres (735,358 square miles). It is also the world's 4th-most populous country as well as the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population.

Indonesia has 34 provinces, of which five have special status. The country's capital, Jakarta, is the second-most populous urban area in the world. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and the eastern part of Malaysia. Other neighbouring countries include Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, Australia, Palau, and India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Despite its large population and densely populated regions, Indonesia has vast areas of wilderness that support one of the world's highest levels of biodiversity. The country consists of hundreds of distinct native ethnic and linguistic groups, with the largest one being the Javanese.

These Fascinating color photos were taken by gcosserat that show everyday life of Indonesia in 1971.