尽管民族成分复杂，岛屿众多，印尼正在迅速地从军事独裁国家转型，经过包括1997年的亚洲金融危机，2004年的海啸以及极端穆斯林有所抬头和国内政局动荡等多次的挑战和反复之后，国家正在复苏之中。
In spite of its diverse ethnic makeup and far-flung island territory, the country has made a quick transition from military dictatorship and has recovered from myriad challenges and setbacks, including the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the tsunami in 2004, the emergence of radical Islam, and domestic unrest.