Why was Indonesia a valuable colony?

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Explanation:

I don't remember much if it from world history but I believe it was because it had many spices like cloves and nutmeg. I think its surrounding by water lead to many ports that merchants stopped by into. I think there is a specific name of a port but I don't remember.

1. artillery

2. jose san martin

3.their economies remained dependent on outside powers.

4. drafted new economies

5. democracies have replaced dictatorships