Do you know that ...?<\/p>\n
* Local people and authorities are proud to use the official
\nslogan of \"Surabaya, Kota Indramardi\", which means an integrated
\nindustrial, trade, maritime and educational city.<\/p>\n
* The grave of Brigadier A.W.S. Mallaby, whose death sparked the
\nviolent Nov. 10, 1945, attack on Surabaya by the Allied Forces,
\nis located in the Menteng Pulo cemetery in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
* Surabaya is home to 9,230 large and medium-sized factories.<\/p>\n
* Employees of Tanjung Perak International Container Port handle
\nover 328,000 TEU container units per year, which is the
\nequivalent of over 920 containers per day.<\/p>\n
* The Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) recorded a turnover of Rp 2.7
\ntrillion in traded stocks and Rp 18.83 trillion in traded bonds
\nlast year.<\/p>\n
* The city is home to various naval and maritime facilities, such
\nas the Indonesian Navy base in Ujung and the state-owned
\nshipyard, PT PAL.<\/p>\n
* The size of Juanda Airport will be doubled from the current 350
\nhectares to 750 hectares, with the development to be completed in
\n2007.<\/p>\n
* A spectacular 5.43-kilometer-long bridge planned to link
\nSurabaya and neighboring Madura Island has not started yet for
\nseveral reasons, including the economic crisis and problems with
\nland appropriation. The megaproject will cost an estimated Rp 2.7
\ntrillion.<\/p>\n
* The University of Surabaya has set aside a special site on its
\ncampus and named it the International Village. This is where a
\nnumber of overseas educational agencies try to attract students.
\nThey include those from the United States, Australia, New
\nZealand, Britain, France and Germany. --JP<\/p>",
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