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|   | Country (long form)
Republic of Indonesia | Capital
Jakarta | Total Area
741,099.93 sq mi
1,919,440.00 sq km
(slightly less than three times the size of Texas) | Population
224,784,210 (July 2000 est.) | Estimated Population in 2050
337,807,011 | Languages
Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects, the most widely spoken of which is Javanese | Literacy
83.8% total, 89.6% male, 78% female (1995 est.) | Religions
Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998) | Life Expectancy
65.61 male, 70.42 female (2000 est.) | Government Type
republic | Currency
Indonesian rupiah (Rp) = 100 sen | GDP (per capita)
$2,800 (1999 est.) | Labor Force (by occupation)
agriculture 45%, trade, restaurant, and hotel 19%, manufacturing 11%, transport and communications 5%, construction 4% | Industry
petroleum and natural gas; textiles, apparel, and footwear; mining, cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood; rubber; food; tourism | Agriculture
ice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra; poultry, beef, pork, eggs | Arable Land
10% | Exports
oil and gas, plywood, textiles, rubber | Imports
machinery and equipment; chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs | Natural Resources
petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver | Current Environmental Issues
deforestation; water pollution from industrial wastes, sewage; air pollution in urban areas; smoke and haze from forest fires | Telephones (main lines in use)
3.291 million (1995) | Telephones (mobile cellular)
1.2 million (1998) | Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
24 (1999) | | (U.S. Government sources) | | |
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