Irian Jaya

People

There are around two million people living in Irian Jaya. Most of the central population are original Papuans (Papua New Guinea people), while in the outer region, near the sea also has an enormous number of people who have come from Malaysia. People on Irian Jaya are plainly different from the remaining of Indonesia, with black skin and curly hair. The first outsiders maybe came from the west around 60,000 years ago.

Economy

Irian Jaya is the lowest developed area in Indonesia, a big chance of the people that are occupied with agriculture, fishing and hunting. Mining, fishing, timber, gas and oil are important to major industries. Irian Jaya is the only hugest deposit of copper on the earth.

Geography

Irian Jaya, which uses 22% of Indonesia’s total land region, expands over the left half of New Guinea. Puncak Jaya is the highest mountain in Irian Jaya. It’s said to be around 5,050 metres high. There are many other mountains in Irian Jaya.

Industry

Gold and copper mining is the centre for Irian Jaya. Oil and gas is the most important thing for Indonesia because there are millions of people and the consumption they use.

Religion

The main religion in Irian Jaya is Christianity including some traditional beliefs. Around the coastal areas Islam is a growing religion.

Language

Irian Jaya language is mainly English and Bahasa Indonesia.

Fauna and Flora

Papua Island may have the richest wildlife and concentration of plant life in all of Indonesia or maybe the world. The area is also home of 150 species of lizards, 30,000 species of beetles, 200 frogs and 800 spiders. A high percentage of the island’s snake species are poisonous.