 OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Indonesia GEOGRAPHY
Total Area: 1,919,440 sq km
Land: 1,826,440 sq km
Water: 93,000 sq km
Capital: Jakarta (pop. 8.3 million 2000, est. 13 million 2005)
Other Major Cities: Surabaya (est. 3 million), Medan (est. 2.5 million), Bandung (est. 2.5 million) PEOPLE
Population: 234,693,879 (est. July 2007)
Population Growth: 1.213% (est. 2007)
Ethnic Groups: Javanese 45%, Sundanese 14%, Madurese 7.5%, coastal Malays 7.5%, other 26%
Religions: Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998)
Languages: Bahasa Indonesia (official), English, Dutch, local dialects, the most widely spoken of which is Javanese
Literacy: 87.9% (2002) GOVERNMENT
Type: Independent Republic
Independence Day: 17 August 1945
Head of State: President Dr. H. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Head of Government: President Dr. H. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Vice President: Muhammad Jusuf Kalla ECONOMY
Monetary Unit: Rupiah
Major Industries: Petroleum and natural gas, textiles, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, food, tourism
Natural Resources: Oil, gas, coal, copper, tin, gold, silver, iron and nickel, timber, bauxite (est. 13.6% of GDP)
Manufacturing: Textiles, apparel, footwear, electronic goods, paper products, furniture (est. 25% of GDP)
Agriculture: Rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra, poultry, beef, pork, eggs (est. 17.5% of GDP)
GDP: USD $280.9 billion (est. 2005 EIU forecast- DFAT)
GDP per capita: USD $1,237 (est. 2005 EIU forecast - DFAT) Real GDP: 5.7% (est. for full year 2005 - The World Bank)
Trade Balance: USD $1.63 billion (August 2005 - Bank Indonesia)
Current Account Balance (% of GDP): -0.4% (est. 2005 - IMF)
Inflation (YoY): 9.06% (September 2005 - BPS)
Unemployment: 10.3% (February 2005 - The World Bank) MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS Exports 2004 | COUNTRY | %SHARE | US$ million | 1. | Japan | 22.30 | 15,962 | 2. | United States | 12.25 | 8,767 | 3. | Singapore | 8.38 | 5,998 | 4. | Republic of Korea | 6.75 | 4,830 | 5. | China | 6.43 | 4,605 |
Note: Australia #10 at 2.64% valued at US $1,887 million Imports 2004 | COUNTRY | %SHARE | US$ million | 1. | Singapore | 13.07 | 6,083 | 2. | Japan | 13.07 | 6,082 | 3. | China | 8.82 | 4,101 | 4. | United States | 6.93 | 3,225 | 5. | Thailand | 5.96 | 2,772 |
Note: Australia #6 at 4.76% valued at US $2,215 million Source: Indonesian Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) *Data collected from various sources including Australian DFAT, CIA World Factbook, the IMF, Worldbank and Indonesian sources including BPS, BI, BPS, Bappenas, NAFED |
