Motto: “Unity in Diversity”
National Ideology: Pancasila
Government: Unitary presidential constitutional republic
President: Joko Widodo
Independence from Netherlands:
- Declared – August 17, 1945
- Acknowledged – December 27, 1949
Population: 257 million (4th most populous country)
Urban Population: 53.4%
Population Below Poverty: 11.3%
Population Under 15 yrs: 27%
Life Expectancy: 69 yrs
Mortality Infant Rate: 24.5%
Mortality Under-5 Rate: 29.3%
Median Age: 28.6
Literacy Rate: 93%
Physicians/1,000 people: 0.2
Density: 372/sq mi
Area: 735,358 sq mi
Water: 4.85%
Capital: Jakarta
Provinces: 34
Number of Islands: 17,500 (6,000 inhabited)
Shares Borders with: Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste
Official Language: Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)
Ethnic Groups: 779
Languages and Dialects: 707
Major Ethnic Groups:
- Javanese (40.6%)
- Sundanese (15%)
- Madurese (3.3%)
- Minangkabau (2.7%)
- Other (38.4%)
Major Religions (official):
- Islam (87%)
- Protestant (7%)
- Catholic (3%)
- Hindu (1.7%)
- Buddhist(.7%)
- Other (.5%)
Major Islands/Regions: Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Papua, Maluku Islands, Nusa Tenggara, Bali
Literacy: 89%
Currency: Rupiah
Income/person: $3,500 (6% of USA)
Drives: On the left
Climate: Tropical, with distinct wet and dry seasons
Common Food: Rice, with meat, vegetables, or soy bean cake
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