Facts and Figures
Full name: Indonesia
Nationality
noun: Indonesian(s) adjective: Indonesian
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Area total: 1,919,440 sq km land: 1,826,440 sq km water: 93,000 sq km
Population: 241,973,879 (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups
Javanese 45% Sundanese 14% Madurese 7.5% coastal Malays 7.5% other 26%
Capital: Jakarta, population 9,160,000
Largest Cities
Surabaya – 2,710,000 Medan – 1,910,000 Semarang – 1,370,000
Official Language
Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay) English Dutch local dialects, the most widely spoken of which is Javanese
Religion
Muslim 88% Protestant 5% Roman Catholic 3% Hindu 2% Buddhist 1% other 1% (1998)
Political system: republic
GDP: purchasing power parity – $827.4 billion (2004 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $3,500 (2004 est.)
Annual growth: 4.9% (2004 est.)
GDP – composition by sector
agriculture: 14.6% industry: 45% services: 40.4% (2004 est.)
Inflation: 6.1% (2004 est.)