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
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% (2000 census)
Languages
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (the most widely spoken of which is Javanese)
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber
External Debt
$10,430,000,000 $
$186,900,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
nairas (NGN) per US dollar - 117.8 (2008 est.), 127.46 (2007), 127.38 (2006), 132.59 (2005), 132.89 (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
1.500%
3.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
4
5
Location
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Area
923,768 km sq
1,904,569 km sq
Coastline
853 km
54,716 km
Climate
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
