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Indonesia |
General Profile
Location: Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Area: total: 1,919,440 sq km
land: 1,826,440 sq km
water: 93,000 sq km
Climate: tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Terrain: mostly coastal lowland; larger islands have interior mountains
Capital: Jakarta
Administrative divisions: 30 provinces, 2 special regions (daerah-daerah istimewa,
singular - daerah istimewa), and 1 special capital city district (daerah khusus ibukota); Aceh, Bali, Banten, Bengkulu, Gorontalo, Irian Jaya Barat, Jakarta Raya, Jambi, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur, Kalimantan Barat, Kalimantan Selatan, Kalimantan Tengah, Kalimantan Timur, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung, Kepulauan Riau, Lampung, Maluku, Maluku Utara, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Papua, Riau, Sulawesi Barat, Sulawesi Selatan, Sulawesi Tengah, Sulawesi Tenggara, Sulawesi Utara, Sumatera Barat, Sumatera Selatan, Sumatera Utara, Yogyakarta
Population: 241,973,879 (2005 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.45% (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups: Javanese 45%, Sundanese 14%, Madurese 7.5%, coastal Malays 7.5%, other 26%
Nationality: noun: Indonesian(s)
adjective: Indonesian
Languages: Bahasa Indonesia (official), the most widely spoken of which is Javanese,
English, Dutch, local dialects
Religions: Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998)
Literacy: 87.9%
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Political Profile
Currency (code): Indonesian rupiah (IDR)
GDP: $899 billion (2005 est.)
GDP per capita: $3,700 (2005 est.)
Exports - commodities: oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber
Exports - partners: Japan , US , Singapore , South Korea , China , Malaysia
mports - commodities: machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs
Imports - partners: Singapore , Japan , China , US , Thailand , Australia , Saudi Arabia , South Korea
Agriculture - products: rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, plam oil, copra, poultry,beef, pork, eggs
Industries: petroleum and natural gas, textiles, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, chemical, fertilizers, plywood, rubber, food, tourism
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Economical Profile
Government type: republic
Executive branch:
• chief of state: President Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO (since October 2004) and Vice President Muhammad Yusuf KALLA (since October 2004) note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
• head of government: President Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO (since October 2004) and Vice President Muhammad Yusuf KALLA (since October 2004)
• cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
• elections: president and vice president were elected for five-year terms by direct vote of the citizenry
National Holiday: 17 August (1945)
ACD Member: ACD Member since 2002
Prime Mover (PM) on Working Group: None
Co-Prime Mover on Working Group: Energy Security
Indonesia government official web site : www.deplu.go.id
Source: The World Fact Book 2005 (www.cia.gov) |
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