Country name

conventional long form: Republic of Indonesia
conventional short form: Indonesia
local long form: Republik Indonesia
local short form: Indonesia
former: Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies

Government type

republic

Capital

Jakarta

Administrative divisions

30 provinces (provinsi-provinsi, singular - provinsi), 2 special regions* (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular - daerah istimewa), and 1 special capital city district** (daerah khusus ibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Banten, Bengkulu, Gorontalo, 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, Papua Barat, 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, regencies and municipalities have become the key administrative units responsible for providing most government services

National holiday

Independence Day, 17 August (1945)

Suffrage

17 years of age; universal and married persons regardless of age

Location

Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific

Geographic coordinates

5 00 S, 120 00 E

Map references

Southeast Asia

Area

total: 1,904,569 sq km

land: 1,811,569 sq km
water: 93,000 sq kmm

Area - comparative

slightly less than three times the size of Texas

Land boundaries

total: 2,830 km
border countries: Timor-Leste 228 km, Malaysia 1,782 km, Papua New Guinea 820 km

Coastline

54,716 km

Maritime claims - as described in UNCLOS 1982 (see Notes and Definitions)

measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Climate

tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands

Terrain

mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains

Elevation extremes

lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Puncak Jaya 5,030 m

Natural resources

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

Land use

arable land: 11.03%
permanent crops: 7.04%
other: 81.93% (2005)

GDP

purchasing power parity - $827.4 billion (2004 est.)

GDP - real growth rate

4.5% (2009 est.)
6.1% (2008 est.)
6.3% (2007 est.)

GDP - per capita

$4,000 (2009 est.)
$3,900 (2008 est.)
$3,700 (2007 est.)
note: data are in 2009 US dollars

GDP - composition by sector

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

Labor force - by occupation

agriculture: 42.1%
industry: 18.6%
services: 39.3% (2006 est.)

Industries

petroleum and natural gas, textiles, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, food, tourism

Agriculture - products

rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra; poultry, beef, pork, eggs

Fiscal year

calendar year previously was 1 April - 31 March, but starting with 2001, has been changed to calendar year