The visit Sisi first of its kind for the Egyptian president since 1983,
and the visit is expected to witness the signing of memorandums of
understanding between the two countries in a number of areas of
bilateral cooperation.
Indonesia is located in Southeast Asia near the equator, and consists
of 17 508 islands, with a total land area of the 1.9 million square
kilometers.
Indonesia is the fourth most populous countries in the world, with a
population of more than 238 million people in 2010, and its capital is
Jakarta.
Indonesia has an abundance of natural resources, including crude oil,
natural gas, coal, tin, bauxite, nickel, copper, gold and silver, and in
January 2014, said Minister of Energy and Mining Indonesian Jero Wacik:
"As of midnight on January 12, 2014 certainly can not export of raw
materials."
Indonesia is the largest exporter of crude nickel and tin, refined and
thermal coal, and that there is the fifth-largest copper mine and
largest gold mine, and the aim of this ban to enhance revenues Indonesia
over the long term from its mineral wealth by forcing mining companies
to process crude produced locally.
Indonesia also has the largest economy in Southeast Asia, it is
increasing the cash proceeds and manufacturing export-oriented and
service industries, the main pillar of its economy, along with being the
second largest producer of palm oil, rubber and paper in the world, and
in recent years, the industry recorded in Indonesia is growing rapidly
compared with the pace of economic growth as a whole.
And occupies tourism in Indonesia ranked second among all hard currency
sources other than oil and gas, where the highlight of both Indonesia
and Malaysia Ksahpti relatively large reserves of natural gas, and
Indonesia continue to represent the largest exporter of natural gas
(LNG) in Asia, and globally, with exports more than 23 million tonnes a
year amid fierce competition from other countries.
According to the Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturers
(Gaikindo), nearly one hundred local and foreign companies planning to
build a car-processing factories to take advantage of increasing car
production in Indonesia, which is expected to reach 2.2 million vehicles
in 2017.
Featuring plantations and various industries such as: timber and
minerals "tin, bauxite, manganese and nickel," It is the most important
agricultural products that cultivate rice, corn and potatoes.