President: Tony Tan Prime minister: Lee Hsien Loong
President: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Population
5,353,494
248,645,008
Life Expectancy
83.750 years
71.620 years
Capital City
Singapore
Jakarta
Largest city
Singapore (population: 3,547,810)
Jakarta (population: 8,540,120)
Human Development Index
0.918
0.726
GDP per capita
$60,500 US
$4,700 US
Literacy Rate
92.5%
90.4%
Corruption Perception Index
9.2
2.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
24.5%
11.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Ng Teng Fong & family ($5.5bn US)
Michael Hartono ($1.7bn US)
Unemployment Rate
2.000%
6.600%
Death Penalty
Legal
Legal
Political System
parliamentary republic
republic
Independence date
9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
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
Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)
Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% (2000 census)
Languages
Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census)
Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (the most widely spoken of which is Javanese)
Exports
machinery and equipment (including electronics), consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, mineral fuels
oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber
External Debt
$23,580,000,000 $
$186,900,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Singapore dollars (SGD) per US dollar - 1.415 (2008 est.), 1.507 (2007), 1.5889 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (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
4.900%
3.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1
5
Location
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Area
697 km sq
1,904,569 km sq
Coastline
193 km
54,716 km
Climate
tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon (December to March) and Southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms
