Head of state: Emperor Akihito Prime minister: Yoshihiko Noda
President: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Population
127,368,088
248,645,008
Life Expectancy
83.910 years
71.620 years
Capital City
Tokyo
Jakarta
Largest city
Tokyo (population: 8,336,600)
Jakarta (population: 8,540,120)
Human Development Index
0.956
0.726
GDP per capita
$35,200 US
$4,700 US
Literacy Rate
99%
90.4%
Corruption Perception Index
7.3
2.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
12.3%
11.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Tadashi Yanai & family ($6.0bn US)
Michael Hartono ($1.7bn US)
Unemployment Rate
4.600%
6.600%
Death Penalty
Legal
Legal
Political System
constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government
republic
Independence date
660 B.C. (traditional date of the founding of the nation by Emperor JIMMU)
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
Religions
observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% (2000 census)
Languages
Japanese
Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (the most widely spoken of which is Javanese)
Exports
transport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors, electrical machinery, chemicals
oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber
External Debt
$2,719,000,000,000 $
$186,900,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
yen (JPY) per US dollar - 103.58 (2008 est.), 117.99 (2007), 116.18 (2006), 110.22 (2005), 108.19 (2004)
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)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.800%
3.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
25
5
Location
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Area
377,915 km sq
1,904,569 km sq
Coastline
29,751 km
54,716 km
Climate
varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
