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The Republic of Indonesia, comprising about 17,508 counted islands, houses over 240 million people and is both the world’s largest archipelago state and most populous Muslim-majority nation. Despite its sheer population size, the country only recorded a number of 25 million Internet users, less than 11% of its population, in 2009. Indonesia's poor Internet penetration is undoubtedly a consequence of economic and geographical factors, which this wiki serves to bring to light.
If you are interested in Indonesian Demographics in particular you may go to this page - Indonesia: Demographics.
The proliferation of social media is surely a function of Internet use, along with many other local conditions which could encourage or dampen the use of Web 2.0 applications. This wiki's purpose is then to give an understanding of how social media is used in Indonesia, by documenting a variety of local characteristics of the country. These include its demographics, Internet-related statistics, and its current state of traditional and mobile media, upon which Indonesia is still largely reliant on. Our quick guide for businesses will further give insight from an investment perspective, with simple advice that professional should first consider when thinking of social media in Indonesia.
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