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.)

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