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| Local Name |
Indonesia |
| Formal Name |
Republic of Indonesia |
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Capital City |
Jakarta |
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Population |
224,784,210 |
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Largest cities |
Jakarta: city
proper 9,160,500; metro. area 11,500,000, Surabaya,
2,701,300; Bandung, 2,368,200; Medan, 1,909,700; Semarang,
1,366,500 |
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Area (sq. km) |
1,919,440 |
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Currency |
Indonesian
Rupiah |
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Languages |
Bahasa Indonesia
(official), Dutch, English, and more than 583 languages and
dialects |
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Religions |
Islam, 87%; Christian,
9%; Hindu, 2%; other, 2% |
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Ethinicity/race |
Javanese 45%, Sundanese
14%, Madurese 7.5%, coastal Malays 7.5%, other 26% |
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Literacy rate |
84% (1990) |
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GDP (US$) |
$602 billion (1998
est.) |
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GDP per capita |
$2,830 |
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Real
growth rate |
–13.7% |
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Inflation
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77% |
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Arable
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10%. |
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Agriculture
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rice, cassava (tapioca),
peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra, poultry, beef,
pork, eggs. |
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Natural resources |
petroleum, tin, natural
gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold,
silver. |
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Labor
force |
87 million (1997 est.):
agriculture, 41%; trade, restaurant, and hotel, 19.8%;
manufacturing, 14%; construction, 4.8%; transport and
communications, 4.75%; other, 15.65% (1997). |
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Unemployment |
15%–20% |
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Industries
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petroleum and natural
gas, textiles, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, chemical
fertilizers, plywood, rubber, food, tourism. |
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Exports
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$49 billion (f.o.b.,
1998 est.): garments, textiles, gas, electrical appliances, pulp
and paper, oil, plywood |
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Imports
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$24 billion
(f.o.b., 1998 est.): manufactures, raw materials, foodstuffs,
fuel. |
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Major
trading partners |
Japan, EU, U.S.,
Singapore, Germany, South Korea, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan,
Australia. |
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