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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% |
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 |
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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