What is Indonesia main religion?

Share of population Indonesia 2010 by religion According to population census data in 2010, 87 percent of Indonesians declared themselves to be Muslim, followed by 9.87 percent who were Christian. Indonesia has the largest Islamic population in the world and for this reason is often recognized as a Muslim nation.

What is the dominant form of Islam in Saudi Arabia?

Many of the strict and unique practices in Saudi Arabia mentioned above come from Wahhabism, the official and dominant form of Sunni Islam in Saudi Arabia, named after the preacher and scholar Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.

What do Indonesians think of Saudi Arabia?

Indonesia, like most Muslim countries, doesn’t think of Saudi Arabia the way most people in the West do: Indonesians aren’t Islamophobes to have any negative thoughts about Saudi Arabia. They’re not self-righteous Westerners who think their ways are the only ways all countries and peoples should follow.

How many Indonesian workers did Saudi Arabia take in in 1989?

Their numbers grew rapidly; in the five-year period starting in 1989, Saudi Arabia took in a total of 384,822 Indonesian workers, 59\% of all labour migration from Indonesia during that period.

Where do Indonesian expats work in Saudi Arabia?

A large number of Indonesian expatriates in Saudi Arabia also work in diplomatic sectors or are employees to local or foreign companies located in various province of Saudi Arabia such as SABIC, Schlumberger, Halliburton, or Indomie.

What percentage of Mecca residents are of Indonesian descent?

The former Indonesian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Gatot Abdullah Mansyur stated that 50\% of Mecca residents are of Indonesian descent. This has been possible because of trade between the two nations, since the era of the Rashidun Caliphate with the Malay archipelago in the old times.