Fact File - The World Factbook
- Capital: Jakarta.
- Area: 9,596,960 sq km.
- Population: 245.45 million!
- Nationality: Indonesian.
- Ethnic Groups: Javanese 45%, Sundanese 14%,
Madurese 7.5%, coastal Malays 7.5%, other 26%.
- Languages: Bahasa Indonesia, Javanese, English.
- National Holiday: Independence Day, Aug. 17 (1945).
- GDP Per Capita: US$3600.
- Currency: Indonesia Rupiah (IDR) = 100 sen.
- Internet TLD: .id.
- Country Calling Code: 62.
- 33 Provinces: (4 with special status):
Aceh, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Papua.
Sumatra: Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, South
Sumatra Riau, Riau Islands, Jambi, Bengkulu, Bangka-
Belitung, Lampung.
Java: Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Banten, West Java, Central
Java, East Java.
Nusa Tenggara: Bali, West & East Nusa Tenggara.
Kalimantan: West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan,
Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan.
Sulawesi: North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, South
Sulawesi, South East Sulawesi, West Sulawesi,
Gorontalo.
Maluku Islands: Maluku, North Maluku.
Western New Guinea: West Irian Jaya, Papua.
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Synopsis
- 4th most populated country in the world.
- Country with the most Muslim believers in the world.
- World's largest archipelagic nation (17508 islands)
- Java Man existence believed to date back to an est. of
500000 to 2 million years ago.
- Borobudur: the largest buddhist monument in the
world & believed to be one of the 7 wonders of the
world.
- Bali: world famous for its beaches, arts & culture.
- Famous for its many repeated victories in Badminton
competitions.
- Majority of victims of the 2003 tsunami was from the
province of Aceh in Sumatra.
- Major Cities: Jakarta, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Bandung,
Denpasar, Medan, Palembang.
- Major Tourism Sights: Bali, Lombok, Borobudur
(WHS), Prambanan (WHS), Mount Bromo, Lake Toba,
Manado.
- World Heritage Sites: 7. Notably: Borobudur Temple,
Prambanan Temple, Komodo National Park, Tropical
Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra.
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