What is Java?
an island
Where?
Indonesia
Are there a lot of people there?
yes
How many?
over 141 million
How does that rank in world-wide island populations?
1st
Has it always been an independant nation?
No
What group were they a part of before independance?
Hindu-Buddhist empires
Anything else?
Yes
WHat?
the Islamic sultanates
And?
the colonial Dutch East Indies.
When did they fight for freedom from them?
during the 1930s and 1940s
Sizewise, what is Java like?
13th largest island
How did it come to be so big?
volcanic eruptions
Do the volcanos still exist?
Yes
How many languages are spoken there?
Three
What are they?
Javanese
Is that the most important one?
yes
Is it the only language most locals speak?
Javanese is the dominant
WHat is the official language?
Indonesian
What is the majority faith?
Muslim