| Land area (sq. km) |
1,811,570.00 |
WDI |
| Arable land (% of land area) |
11.59 |
WDI |
| Population, total |
217,587,504.00 |
WDI |
| Population growth (annual %) |
1.35 |
WDI |
| Population density (people per sq. km) |
120.11 |
WDI |
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
90.39 |
WDI/UN/UNICEF |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) |
67.36 |
WDI |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
29.60 |
WDI |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)** |
16.7 (2004) |
WDI/CIA/UNICEF |
| Urban population (% of total) |
46.88 |
WDI |
| Ethnic breakdown |
Javanese 45%, Sundanese 14%, Madurese 7.5%, coastal Malays 7.5%, other 26% |
CIA |
| Religious breakdown |
Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998) |
CIA |
| Language |
Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects, the most widely spoken of which is Javanese |
CIA |
| Capital City |
Jakarta |
CIA |
| Character of government |
Republic ; Administrative Division: 30 provinces, 2 special regions and 1 special capital city district; Independence day: 17 August 1945 (independence proclaimed); 27 December 1949 (Netherlands recognizes Indonesian independence) |
CIA* |
| Current President/Prime Minister |
President Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO (since 20 October 2004) |
CIA* |
| Executive branch description |
President is both the chief of state and head of government; cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president; elections: president and vice president were elected for five-year terms (eligible for a second term) by direct vote of the citizenry |
CIA* |
| Legislative branch description |
House of Representatives or Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) (550 seats; members elected to serve five-year terms); House of Regional Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah or DPD), constitutionally mandated role includes providing legislative input to DPR; People Consultative Assemby (MPR) has teh role in inaugurating abd impeaching president and in amending constitution; consist of popular elected member in DPR and DPD |
CIA* |
| Judicial branch description |
Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (justices appointed by the president from a list of candidates approved by the legislature); a separate Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi was invested by the president on 16 August 2003; in March 2004 the Supreme assumed administrative and financial responsibility for the lower systemfrom the Ministry of Justice nad Human Right; Labor Court under the supervision of Supreme Court began functioning in January 2006 |
CIA |
| Women in national parliament (% of total) |
8.00 |
WDI |
| Foreign aid per capita (current US$) |
0.39 |
WDI |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflow (BoP, current US$ bn) ** |
1.02 |
WDI |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
5.05 |
WDI |
| GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$) |
904.15 |
WDI |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) |
6.24 |
WDI |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
1.11 |
WDI/CIA/WRI |
| Military expenditure (% of central government expenditure) |
6.53 |
WDI/WRI/Dept of State/UNICEF |
| Health expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
1.11 (2003) |
WDI/WRI |
| Education expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
0.94 (2003) |
WDI/WRI |
| Main export |
oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber |
CIA |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) |
9.90 |
WDI/CIA |
| External debt, total (DOD, current US$) |
140,649,201,664.00 |
WDI/CIA |
| Currency |
Rupiah (RP) |
CIA |
| Local Currency Rate, per US$ |
8,938.90 |
CIA |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
66.68 |
WDI/Comp Industry Almanac |
| Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) |
137.88 |
WDI |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
13.89 |
WDI |
| Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) |
45.91 |
WDI |
