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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor

Last updated on: March 23, 2012 16:10 IST

Image: Poverty remains widespread in Indonesia.
Photographs: Beawiharta/Reuters

Indonesia is an archipelago comprising about 17,508 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country.

Although the country is richly endowed with natural resources, yet poverty remains widespread.

Let's take a look at the rich and poor divide in Indonesia.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


Photographs: Beawiharta Beawiharta/Reuters

Contruction workers sit outside a luxury shopping mall in capital Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters

Women walk past a shop selling luxury shoes and bags at a shopping mall in Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


Photographs: Beawiharta/Reuters

A woman walks at a luxury shopping mall in Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


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A fruit vendor sets up his stall near a luxury shopping mall in Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


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A man rides his bicycle near a luxury shopping mall in Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


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A woman looks at a luxury bag at a shopping mall in Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters

Men look at a Lamborghini on display at a shopping mall in Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


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Yohana Retno shows her collection of luxury shoes and handbags in her house in Malang in East Java province.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


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Luxury handbags and pairs of shoes owned by Yohana Retno are seen in her house in Malang in East Java province.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


Photographs: Sigit Pamungkas/Reuters

Luxury handbags and pairs of shoes owned by Yohana Retno are seen in her house in Malang in East Java province.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters

Fitria Yusuf speaks during an interview at her house in Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters

Fitria Yusuf carries a Hermes bag during an interview at her house in Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters

Fitria Yusuf speaks during an interview at her house in Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters

A Hermes bag from Fitria Yusuf's collection is seen at her house in Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


Photographs: Beawiharta/Reuters

A model poses near a Mercedes-Benz SLS 63 AMG Roadster during photo seasons as launch to market in Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


Photographs: Supri/Reuters

People shop in Matahari retail department store in Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


Photographs: Beawiharta/Reuters

People queue as they wait to buy the Apple iPhone 3GS on the first day of the Jakarta Great Sale Festival at Senayan City shopping mall in Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


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Ena, 31, and her husband and children are seen with their cart of recyclables along the street in south Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


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A child drinks milk in a Jakarta slum area.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


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Residents bathe and brush teeth in Ciliwung river in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


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A child puts on T-shirt in front of public toilet in a slum area near Pluit reservoir in Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


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A child reads a book in a Jakarta slum area.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


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Children jump into the water near their wooden houses in a slum area in Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


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A man reconstructs his house after it was burned down in a fire in a slum area in Jakarta.

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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor


Photographs: Beawiharta/Reuters

Children lie on discarded mattresses next to a train passing through a Jakarta slum.