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As the majority of Indonesia is located on or near the equator, the temperatures do not fluctuate much throughout the year. Being that it is located in a tropical climate zone, Indonesia also experiences very high levels of rainfall year round. The average temperature stays around 80 degrees Fahrenheit no matter what the season.*
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Indonesia holds a comparable number of citizens to that of the U.S. at over 230 million people living among the over 30 provinces within it. However, Indonesia has less than 20% of the U.S.'s land mass! The 2010 Census found this nation to be the 4th most populated country in the world, with West Java holding the highest provincial population at over 43 million people. To put that in perspective, California is the U.S.'s most populated state at around 40 million people and West Java holds more than that in an are about 11 times smaller! **
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Most of Indonesia's crops can be found along the southern and western islands. Tropical climate and volcanic ash make Indonesia one of the most fertile lands in the world. Currently, they are the number one grower of cinnamon producing more than 40% of the worlds annual supply as well as the number three rice producer growing more than 70 million tonnes a year.***
*Climate and average temperature information was attained from: http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/present.htm
**Population and agricultural information attained from: http://search.worldbank.org/data?qterm=indonesia&language=&format=
***Cinnamon and rice statistics were attained from: http://ref.data.fao.org/dataset-data-filter?entryId=29920434-c74e-4ea2-beed-01b832e60609&tab=data
**Population and agricultural information attained from: http://search.worldbank.org/data?qterm=indonesia&language=&format=
***Cinnamon and rice statistics were attained from: http://ref.data.fao.org/dataset-data-filter?entryId=29920434-c74e-4ea2-beed-01b832e60609&tab=data