Micronesia, in the western Pacific, consists of some 600 islands grouped into four states: Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk (Truk) and Yap.
President: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Population
106,487
248,645,008
Life Expectancy
71.800 years
71.620 years
Capital City
Jakarta
Largest city
Weno (population: 17,624)
Jakarta (population: 8,540,120)
Human Development Index
NA
0.726
GDP per capita
$4,700 US
Literacy Rate
89%
90.4%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
2.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA
11.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Michael Hartono ($1.7bn US)
Unemployment Rate
6.600%
Death Penalty
NA
Legal
Political System
constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 3 November 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force May 2004
republic
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
Religions
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3%
Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% (2000 census)
Languages
English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (the most widely spoken of which is Javanese)
Exports
oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber
External Debt
$186,900,000,000 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)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
5
Location
Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Area
702 km sq
1,904,569 km sq
Coastline
6,112 km
54,716 km
Climate
tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
