| Country (long form) |
Republic of Indonesia |
| Capital |
Jakarta |
| Total Area |
741,099.93 sq mi
1,919,440.00 sq km
(slightly less than three times the size of Texas) |
| Population |
224,784,210 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
337,807,011 |
| Languages |
Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects, the most widely spoken of which is Javanese |
| Literacy |
83.8% total, 89.6% male, 78% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998) |
| Life Expectancy |
65.61 male, 70.42 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
Indonesian rupiah (Rp) = 100 sen |
| GDP (per capita) |
$2,800 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
petroleum and natural gas; textiles, apparel, and footwear; mining, cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood; rubber; food; tourism |
| Agriculture |
ice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra; poultry, beef, pork, eggs |
| Arable Land |
10% |
| Natural Resources |
petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver |
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