republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
Independence date
17 August 1945 (declared) note: recognized by the Netherlands on 27 December 1949; in August 2005, the Netherlands announced it recognized de facto Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945
1 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Religions
Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% (2000 census)
Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
Languages
Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (the most widely spoken of which is Javanese)
Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
Exports
oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber
cotton, gold, energy products, mineral fertilizers, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, textiles, food products, machinery, automobiles
External Debt
$186,900,000,000 $
$8,570,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Indonesian rupiah (IDR) per US dollar - 9,558.1 (2008 est.), 9,056 (2007 est.), 9,159.3 (2006), 9,704.7 (2005), 8,938.9 (2004)
Uzbekistani soum (UZS) per US dollar - 1,317 (2008 est.), 1,263.8 (2007), 1,219.8 (2006), 1,020 (2005), 971.265 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.000%
3.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
5
6
Location
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Central Asia, north of Afghanistan
Area
1,904,569 km sq
447,400 km sq
Coastline
54,716 km
0 km
Climate
tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east
