Javanese people Javanese people The Javanese ("Ngoko" Javanese: , "Madya" Javanese: , "Krama" Javanese: , "Ngoko" Gêdrìk: wòng Jåwå, "Madya" Gêdrìk: tiyang Jawi, "Krama" Gêdrìk: priyantun Jawi, Malay: suku / orang Jawa) are an ethnic group native to the Indonesian island of Java. With approximately 100 million people (), they form the largest ethnic group in Indonesia. They are predominantly located in the central to eastern parts of the island. There are also significant numbers of people of Javanese descent in most provinces of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Suriname, Saudi Arabia and the Netherlands. The Javanese ethnic group has many sub-groups, such as
Poverty in Indonesia own due to economic, cultural, linguistic and physical isolations which set it apart from the rest of Indonesia. In February 1999, as much as 47.97 million people were classified as poor, representing 47.43% of the nation's population. However, this figure must take into account the slide of the rupiah in the Asian financial crisis. By July 2005, that number had been reduced to 35.10 million, representing 41.97% of the total population. Latest available figures, March 2007, show that 37.17 million people are under the poverty line representing 20.58% of the entire population. Based on a report from the Asian Development