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Do you know that ...?

* Local people and authorities are proud to use the official
slogan of "Surabaya, Kota Indramardi", which means an integrated
industrial, trade, maritime and educational city.

* The grave of Brigadier A.W.S. Mallaby, whose death sparked the
violent Nov. 10, 1945, attack on Surabaya by the Allied Forces,
is located in the Menteng Pulo cemetery in Jakarta.

* Surabaya is home to 9,230 large and medium-sized factories.

* Employees of Tanjung Perak International Container Port handle
over 328,000 TEU container units per year, which is the
equivalent of over 920 containers per day.

* The Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) recorded a turnover of Rp 2.7
trillion in traded stocks and Rp 18.83 trillion in traded bonds
last year.

* The city is home to various naval and maritime facilities, such
as the Indonesian Navy base in Ujung and the state-owned
shipyard, PT PAL.

* The size of Juanda Airport will be doubled from the current 350
hectares to 750 hectares, with the development to be completed in
2007.

* A spectacular 5.43-kilometer-long bridge planned to link
Surabaya and neighboring Madura Island has not started yet for
several reasons, including the economic crisis and problems with
land appropriation. The megaproject will cost an estimated Rp 2.7
trillion.

* The University of Surabaya has set aside a special site on its
campus and named it the International Village. This is where a
number of overseas educational agencies try to attract students.
They include those from the United States, Australia, New
Zealand, Britain, France and Germany. --JP