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NUMBERS & FACTS OF INDONESIA

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Position: Southeast Asia; Archipelago between Pazific and Indian ocean
Coordinates: 05.00 S ; 120.00 E  
Extending of: West to east:
5,110 km

North to south:
1,888 km

Number of islands: 13,677 of inhabits:
6,044
Surface: Total:
1,919,440 kmē
Country:
1,826,440 kmē
Water:
93,000 kmē
Boundary lines: Total: 2,602 km    
  Malaysia:
1,782 km
Papua New Guinea:
820 km
Coastel lines:
54,716 km
Mountains:

Highest one:
Puncak Jaya:
5,029 m

Lowest one:
0 m
 
Natural resources: Gold; Silver; Petroleum; Nickel; Bauxite; fruitful soil;
Wood
Oil; Hard Coal; Copper; tin; Gas;
Population:

1997 approx.:
213 mio.

1999 approx
216 mio.
 
Age structure 1997: of it: to 14 years: 31% 15 to 64 years: 65% over 65 years: 4%
Age structure 1999: of it: to 14 years: 30% 15 to 64 years: 65% over 65 years: 5%
Population groeth: 1997: 1,5% 1999: 1,5%  
Birth rate: 1997:
23,1 / 1,000
1999:
22,8 / 1,000
 
Death rate: 1997:
8,2 / 1,000
1999:
8,1 / 1,000
 
Child mortallity rate: 59,2 / 1,000 57,3 / 1,000  
Birth rate: 2,6 children / Women in
1998 & 1999
   
Ethnical groups: 45% Javaner 14% Sundanese 7,5% Madurese
7,5% Malayen 26% Papuas and others
 
Religions: 87% Muslim 6% Protestants 2% Hindu
3% Roman-catholic 1% Buddhist 1% other
Language: Office language: Bahasa Indonesia most common:
Javanese
Malay; English
Dutch local languages and dialects  
Illiteratism: Entire population: 6,2% Men: 10,4% Women: 22%
Capitol: Jakarta    
Compulsory schooling: 6 years    
Universities: nationally: 33 privately: 25  
Provinces:
(24 pcs.)
Bali Bengkulu Papua (Irian Jaya) Jambi Jawa Barat
Jawa Tengah Jawa Timur Kalimantan Barat Kalimantan Selatan Kalimantan Tengah
Kalimantan Timur Lampung Malukku Nusa Tenggara Barat Nusa Tenggara Timur
Riau Sulawesi Selatan Sulawesi Tengah Sulawesi Tenggara Sulawesi Utara
Sumatera Barat Sumatera Selatan Sumatera Utara Timor Timur  
"special regions" Aceh Yogyakarta      
"special
capital-district"
Jakarta Raya        
National holiday: Independence day
17. August (1945)
   
Currency: Indonesian Rupiah (Rp)    
Inflation rate: 1998: 77%    
Volume of exports: 1997: approx:
53,4 billion US$

1998: approx:
49 billion US$

 
Import volume: 1997: 41,6 billion US$ 1998:
approx:
24 billion US$
 
Railway: Total distances:
6,458 Km
   
Motor roads: Total distances:
393,000 Km
tarred: 178,815 Km untarred: 214,185 Km
Water ways: Total: 21,579 Km of it: Sumatra:
5,471 Km
Java and Madura:
820 Km
Borneo (Kalimantan):
10,460 Km
Sulawesi:
241 Km
Papua
(Irian Jaya):
4,587 Km
Airports: Total: 443 of it tarred: 125 untarred:
318
Weights & measures: Metric    
Electricity: 220V, 50 Hz    
Tourism: approx. 4 million visitors / year    

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