Republic of Indonesia - a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regionsHoly War Warriors, Laskar Jihad - a paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam gamelan - a traditional Indonesian ensemble typically including many tuned percussion instruments including bamboo xylophones and wooden or bronze chimes and gongs pesantran, pesantren - a Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders; produces young militants skilled in jihad country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" Southeast Asia - a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore Austronesia - islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia) Java - an island in Indonesia south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions Bali - an island in Indonesia east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts Timor - an island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the Lesser Sunda Islands Sumatra - a mountainous island in western Indonesia Moluccas, Spice Islands - a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands Krakatao, Krakatau, Krakatoa - a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history |