What did you say? Can you find a chart showing which languages are most commonly spoken around the world? Look inside this book to find this infographic along with many, many more!

If the World Were a Village tells us who we are, where we live, how fast we are growing, what languages we speak, what relgions we pratise and more. This new edition updates and expands the statistics and provides new information on food security, energy consumption and health.

A look at the history and recent colonial past, and at Australias connections and influences, of Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor Leste, and Vietnam. Includes facts about each country, plus maps and flags. Ages 12+.

The vast archipelago that makes up Indonesia is a combination of many cultures, lifestyles, ethnic mixes and religions. Islands such as Java, Sumatra and Bali have witnessed the rise and fall of many kingdoms as well as European colonial rule. This is the story of Indonesia from ancient times, through the era of kingdoms, into the centuries of Dutch colonial control and the fight for independence to create the republic we know today.