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Indonesia Overview

Offiical name:
Republic Indonesia

Climate:
equatorial, tropical

Area:
ca. 2,02 square kilometers,
North-South dimension 1.870 km,
West-East dimension 5.100 km,
Totel length of coasts 81.350 km

Capital City:
Jakarta
(ca. 11 Millionen Einwohner)

Population:
ca. 245 mio. - more than the half are living on the island java. With a density of population of 800 per square kilometer, java is one of the most populated areas on earth.

Population < 15 Jahre: ca. 31 %
Population > 65 Jahre: ca. 5 %

Administration:
Central Government in Jakarta, 32 Provinces with restricted self-administration
The regions Papua and Aceh are administrated in an special autonomy

Official:
Bahasa Indonesia

Religion:
Religion is a main part in the constitution of indonsia. Monotheism is part of the state doctrine (Pancasila).
It´s an obligation to be part of a religious group. Also the religion must be recorded in the passport.

The 6 recognitioned religions:
Islam 88% (98 % Sunni und 2 % Schia)
Evangelic christs 5%
Catholic christs 3%,
Hinduism 2 %
Buddhism 1 %
Judaism < 1%

National holiday:
August, the 17th (Declarence of Independence)

Form of government:
Präsidential republic

Ideology:
The five concepts written in the Pancasila:

Belief in the one and only God (Ketuhanan yang Maha Esa)
Just and civilized humanity (Kemanusiaan yang Adil dan Beradab)
The unity of Indonesia (Persatuan Indonesia)
Democracy guided by the inner wisdom in the unanimity arising out of deliberations amongst representatives (Kerakyatan yang Dipimpin oleh Hikmat Kebijaksanaan dalam Permusyawaratan/Perwakilan)
Social justice for the whole of the people of Indonesia (Keadilan Sosial bagi Seluruh Rakyat Indonesia)

Governing Party:
Golkar 128 Sitze, Partai Demokrat 55 Sitze, PPP58, PAN53, PKS 45 and smaller Parties
President: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Opposition:
PDI-P 109 Sitze, and smaller Parties

Three time zones:
Bangka, Belitung, Java, West- und Mittelkalimantan, Madura und Sumatra: West: MEZ + 6 (UTC + 7), Zentral: MEZ +7 (UTC + 8), Ost: MEZ + 8 (UTC +9).
Bali, Flores, Süd- und Ostkalimantan, Lombok, Sulawesi, Sumba, Sumbawa und Timor: MEZ + 7 (UTC + 8).
Aru, West Papua (Irian Jaya), Kai, Molukken und Tanimbar: MEZ + 8 (UTC + 9).

Military:
24 Monate Allgemeine Wehrpflicht
Stärke der Streitkräfte: 302 000 Mann
(Heer 233 000, Luftwaffe 24 000, Marine 45 000)
Militärausgaben (am BIP): 1,4%

Gross domestic product:
277,7 Billion US$

Per capita gross national product:
3.600 US$

Per capita income:
1.308 US$ (2005)

Currency:
Indonesian Rupiah

Exchange Rate:
1 US$ = 9.093,0 Indonesische Rupiah (IDR)
1 Euro = 12.308,0 Indonesische Rupiah (IDR)

Part of the population below poverty level:
16,7% (Stand: 2004)

State financial reserve:
50.112,80 Mio. US$

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