TimesAsiaNews.com | Indonesia is not only the largest archipelagic country in the Southeast Asian region, but also the largest in the world, and is considered the strongest country in the region.
Located in Southeast Asia consisting of more than 17,000 islands, it covers an area of 1.9 million square kilometers with a population of 270 million countries in the world after China, India and the United States.
According to Sohu, Indonesia has 360,000 soldiers and more than 200 warships (KRI).
However, Indonesia is only ranked 16th in the world. This ethnic, culturally and linguistically diverse country relies on exports of oil, natural gas, and other resources for revenue.
Indonesia’s military expenditure is considered insufficient, as it is only 9.2 billion US dollars, worth less than one-tenth of Singapore’s population.
Most military spending is used to pay military salaries, and very little is used to modernize equipment.
According to the Sina news website, from the zonajakarta alert, quoted timesasianews.com, on Thursday (July 11), Singapore is a city-state, but its military expenditure is twice as large as Indonesia’s.
This shows that Indonesia’s national defense modernization is very lagging behind.
This kind of military investment is clearly not enough for a country with such a large population. Indonesia has a large territory and rich resources and can become a regional power.
However, even though Indonesia has, its national defense construction is inadequate and diplomacy is low. Singapore has much less international influence than its economic status.
According to the website, Indonesia is currently still facing many problems such as slow economic development and underdevelopment of military equipment.
Vast land resources and a strong population base contain enormous development potential. If Indonesia can break through the current development obstacles.
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So it is very possible for Indonesia to regain its historical glory and become an extraordinary country.
It is said to be the largest archipelagic country, which has tens of thousands of islands, undulating mountains, and complex terrain. This brings a big challenge to Indonesia’s national defense.
How to maintain the security of its border areas is a problem, even a difficult one for the Indonesian military. ***
(zonjkt/tans)
