Indonesia

Geography

Location South-eastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
Area

South-eastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

Natural Resources total: 1,919,440 sq km land: 1,826,440 sq km water: 93,000 sq km

Others

Nationality

noun: Indonesian(s) adjective: Indonesian

Religions Muslim : 87 % Protestant : 6 % Roman Catholic : 3 % Hindu : 2 % Buddhist : 1 % Others : 1 % (2005)
Languages Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (the most widely spoken of which is Javanese)
Country name

conventional long form: Republic of Indonesia conventional short form: Indonesia former: Netherlands East Indies; Dutch East Indies

Government type republic
Capital

name: Jakarta geographic coordinates: 6 10 S, 106 48 E time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Indonesia is divided into three time zones

Administrative divisions 30 provinces (propinsi-propinsi, singular - propinsi), 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* note: following the implementation of decentralization beginning on 1 January 2001, the 440 districts or regencies have become the key administrative units responsible for providing most government services
Independence 17 August 1945 (independence declared); 27 December 1949 (recognized by the Netherlands)
Legal system based on Roman-Dutch law, substantially modified by indigenous concepts and by new criminal procedures and election codes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Economy

GDP (purchasing power parity) $1.285 trillion (2013 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate) $867.5 billion (2013 est.)
GDP - real growth rate 5.3% (2013 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP) $5,200 (2013 est.)
GDP - composition by sector

agriculture: 15.3% industry: 47.6% services: 37.1% (2009 est.)

Labor force - by occupation

agriculture: 14.3% industry: 46.6% services: 39.1% (2013 est.)

Population below poverty line 11.7% (2012 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 7.7% (2013 est.)
Agriculture - products rubber and similar products, palm oil, poultry, beef, forest products, shrimp, cocoa, coffee, medicinal herbs, essential oil, fish and its similar products, and spices
Industries Petroleum and natural gas, textiles, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, food, tourism
Industrial production growth rate 4.3% (2013 est.)
Exports - commodities oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber
Currency (code) Indonesian rupiah (IDR)
Fiscal year

Population and Health

Population petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver
Age structure

253,609,643 (July 2014 est.)

Population growth rate 0-14 years: 26.2% (male 33,854,520/female 32,648,568) 15-24 years: 17.1% (male 22,067,716/female 21,291,548) 25-54 years: 42.3% (male 54,500,650/female 52,723,359) 55-64 years: 6.5% (male 9,257,637/female 10,780,724) 65 years and over: 6.4% (male 7,176,865/female 9,308,056) (2014 est.)
Birth rate 17.04 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Death rate 6.34 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 25.16 deaths/1,000 live births male: 29.45 deaths/1,000 live births female: 20.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 72.17 years male: 69.59 years female: 74.88 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.18 children born/woman (2014 est.)
Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old(any method) 61% (2007-2012)
Unmet need of contraceptive 11.4% (2012)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 605,500 (2012)
HIV/AIDS - deaths 26,800 (2012)
Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.8% male: 95.6% female: 90.1% (2011 est.)

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