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(1)Listen to a piece of news about Indonesia and complete the following passage using NO MORE THAN three words and/or a number.
In February 2016, new reforms to Indonesian president Joko Widodo’s aggressive (1) were announced The economy's overall growth is expected to continue by (2) in that year As we know, 17,000 small islands in Indonesia together account for roughly (3) This country is a major trading hub thanks to its more coastline than almost any other nations on Earth With the population of more than 250 million people, as many as (4) per cent of Indonesians following Islam Also, with a GDP of nearly 900 billion dollars, Indonesia has a powerful economy, increasing its (5) by 53 % since 2014
However, (6) from China and rising rates of (7) _ are two problems in this country Regarding defense, while NATO's recommended budget on (8) is percent, Indonesia spends less than 1% Indonesia could also be an easy target for their powerful neighbors like China, which has more military personnel
Since the fall of the Soviet Union ASEAN has (9) to international trade border security and collaboration with neighboring countries like China and South Korea, for instance, member states GDP is range anywhere from roughly 11 to (10) dollars
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1 economic stimulus plan 5% or more
3 750,000 square miles 87
(2)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGGEbYNrxNM
In February 2016 Indonesian president Joko Widodo announced new reforms to his aggressive economic stimulus plan These included opening up Indonesia's economy to foreign investment and meeting with Silicon Valley billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai the World Bank and Indonesia's Finance Minister expect the economy's overall growth to continue by 5% or more in 2016 so with the country entering a new economic chapter we wanted to know, just how powerful is Indonesia
Well Indonesia is relatively large both in terms of size and population The country is made up of 17,000 small islands which together account for roughly 750,000 square miles although the country is fairly spread out its geography largely works to its advantage Indonesia is a major trading hub and because it has more coastline than almost any other nation on earth, it's beaches draw tourists from around the world with more than 250 million people Indonesia is the fourth largest country in the world just below the United States it is also the most populous Muslim country with roughly 87% of Indonesians following Islam Indonesia also has a powerful economy it is the largest in Southeast Asia and the 16th largest in the world with a GDP of
nearly 900 billion dollars since Widodo took office in 2014 the country's infrastructure budget has increased by more than 53 percent however Indonesia's exports have taken a hit in recent years due to lessening demand from China
(3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGGEbYNrxNM