MAP OF INDONESIA

INDONESIA

• OFFICIAL NAME: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

*CAPITAL: JAKARTA (6°08′S, 106°45′E)

• INDEPENDENCE DATE: 17 AUGUST 1945 (FROM NETHERLANDS)

• TYPE OF THE GOVERNMENT: PRESIDENTIAL REPUBLIC

• PRESIDENT 1: SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOVONO

• VICE PRESIDENT: MUHAMMAD JUSUF KALLA

• SIZE OF THE CONTRY: 1,919,440 km² (735,355 sq mi)

• POPULATION: 234,693,997 (2007 ESTIMATE), 206,264,595 (2000 CENSUS), 134 /km² 347 /sq mi (DENSITY)

• LANGUAGE: INDONESIAN

• RELIGION: ISLAM (88%), PROTESTANT (5%), CHATOLIC (3%), HINDU (2%), BUDDIST & OTHERS (1%)

• NATURAL RESOURCES: OIL & GAS, SILVER, GOLD, COPPER, TIN, COAL, BAUXITE

• GDP (2006 ESTIMATE): $351.9 BILLION

• GNP: US$ 661- $ 678

• MAJOR EXPORT: OIL, NATURAL GAS, APPLIANCES, TEXTILES ($86.2 BILLION)

• MAJOR IMPORT: CHEMICALS, CONSUMER GOODS, CAPITAL GOODS, FOOD ($ 63.9 BILLION)

• MAJOR TRADER COUNTRIES (2006): MALAYSIA, THAILAND, SINGAPORE, JAPAN, CHINA, AUSTRALIA

• MEANING OF THE FLAG:

The national flag of Indonesia, which is known as Sang Merah Putih in Indonesian, is based on the flag of the empire. The design of the flag is a simple two-colored flag with two equal horizontal bands, red (top) and white (bottom) with 2:3 ratio consecutively. Red represents the bravery, while white represents the spiritual.

Map of Indonesia