REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) delivered a public lecture at the State Defense Academy (ABN) of the National Democrat Party (Nasdem) Batch II in Jakarta on Monday. Indonesia is a big country, with 17 thousand islands and 714 tribes, President Jokowi stated at the ABN Campus of Nasdem in Pancoran area, here on Monday.
The head of state remarked that from his experience, flying from the westernmost part of Indonesia to the easternmost region took over nine hours.
"If flying from London to the east, it will pass through seven countries or to Istanbul, Turkey. This means we are a big country," he remarked.
President Jokowi stated that in addition to being a large nation, Indonesia was home to varied languages, tribes, and traditions.