 Indonesia
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
5 00 S, 120 00 E |
| Area |
total: 1,919,440 sq km land: 1,826,440 sq km water: 93,000 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands |
| Terrain |
mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains |
| Population |
234,693,997 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (the most widely spoken of which is Javanese) |
| Imports |
machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs |
| Exports |
oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber |
| Hazards |
occasional floods, severe droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, forest fires |
| Resources |
petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver |
| Geography |
archipelago of 17,508 islands (6,000 inhabited); straddles equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean |
| Nationality |
noun: Indonesian(s) adjective: Indonesian |
| Capital |
name: Jakarta geographic coordinates: 6 10 S, 106 48 E time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Indonesia is divided into three time zones |
| Internet Country Code |
.id |
| Internet Users |
16 million (2005) |
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