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INDONESIA
Republic of Indonesia
ID · IDN
INDEPENDENT 1945
WORLD'S LARGEST ARCHIPELAGO NATION
POPULATION
283.5M
AREA
1,904,569 km²
CAPITAL
Jakarta
CURRENCY
IDR
GDP / CAPITA
$4,900
TERRITORY
HIGHEST POINT
Puncak Jaya, 4,884 m
LOWEST POINT
Indian Ocean, 0 m
COASTLINE
54,716 km
LAND BORDERS
3,024 km, 3 countries
TERRAIN
Coastal lowlands and mountainous interiors across more than 17,000 islands; volcanic ranges throughout.
POSITION
CAPITAL COORDINATES
6.21°S, 106.85°E
TIME ZONE
WIB, UTC+7 — no daylight saving
NEIGHBORS
Timor-Leste
Malaysia
Papua New Guinea
GOVERNMENT & SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT
Presidential republic
RELIGION
Islam, ~87%
LIFE EXPECTANCY
72 years
HDI
0.713 — High (rank 112)
LANGUAGES
IndonesianOFFICIAL
ECONOMY
KEY INDUSTRIES
Petroleum & natural gas
Textiles & footwear
Palm oil processing
Automotive
Mining
TOP EXPORTS
Coal
Palm oil
Natural gas
Electrical machinery
TOP IMPORTS
Machinery
Chemicals
Fuel
LAND USE
Agricultural, 32%
Forest, 50%
Other, 18%
POPULATION, 1970–2024
115M
1970
148M
1980
181M
1990
211M
2000
242M
2010
271M
2020
282M
2024
SOURCES: WORLD BANK · CIA WORLD FACTBOOK · NATURAL EARTH · ISO 4217
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