...........................	Sumatra   ....................................................................................................................................... Sumatra The fifth largest island in the world and the third largest in the archipelago, spans more than 1,000 km from the northwest to the southeast, and accounts for a quarter of Indonesia’s total landmass. It is Indonesia’s most important territory in just about everyway, strategically, economically and politically, it formed a pivotal backbone of the nation. It has a population of 30 million people and has the most export activity in Indonesia. Its export includes oil, natural gas, rubber, palm oil, tobacco, tea, coffee, and timber. There are about 90 volcanoes and 15 of them are active. Sumatra straddles the equator and the monsoon period in the north differs from that in the south. In the north, the raining season starts in October and continue until March, while the dry season runs from May to September. In the south, the raining season starts in October, but in December to February, the rains are truly torrential. Sumatra today is divided into 8 provinces namely North Sumatra, Aceh, West Sumatra, South Sumatra, Bengkulu, Jambi, Lambung and Riau.
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