National name: Republik Indonesia

President: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2004)

Area: 741,096 sq mi (1,919,440 sq km)

Population (2005 est.): 241,973,879 (growth rate: 1.5%); birth rate: 20.7/1000; infant mortality rate: 35.6/1000; life expectancy: 69.6; density per sq mi: 327

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Jakarta, 17,891,000 (metro. area), 8,827,900 (city proper)

Other large cities: Surabaya, 3,038,800; Bandung, 2,733,500; Medan, 2,204,300; Semarang, 1,267,100

Monetary unit: Rupiah

Languages: Bahasa Indonesia (official), English, Dutch, Javanese, and more than 580 other languages and dialects

Ethnicity/race: Javanese 45%, Sundanese 14%, Madurese 7.5%, coastal Malays 7.5%, other 26%

Religions: Islam 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1%

Literacy rate: 89% (2003 est.)

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $827.4 billion; per capita $3,500. Real growth rate: 4.9%. Inflation: 6.1%. Unemployment: 9.2%. Arable land: 11%. Agriculture: rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra, poultry, beef, pork, eggs. Labor force: 111.5 million; agriculture 45%, industry 16%, services 39% (1999 est.) Industries: petroleum and natural gas, textiles, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, food, tourism. Natural resources: petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver. Exports: $69.86 billion (f.o.b., 2004 est.): oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber. Imports: $45.07 billion (f.o.b., 2004 est.): machinery and equipment; chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs. Major trading partners: Japan, U.S., Singapore, South Korea, China, Thailand, Australia, Saudi Arabia (2003).

Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 5,588,310 (1998); mobile cellular: 1.07 million (1998). Radio broadcast stations: AM 678, FM 43, shortwave 82 (1998). Radios: 31.5 million (1997). Television broadcast stations: 41 (1999). Televisions: 13.75 million (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 24 (2000). Internet users: 4.4 million (2002).

Transportation: Railways: total: 6,458 km (2002). Highways: total: 342,700 km; paved: 158,670 km; unpaved: 184,030 km (1999 est.). Waterways: total: 21,579 km; Sumatra 5,471 km, Java and Madura 820 km, Kalimantan 10,460 km, Sulawesi (Celebes) 241 km, Irian Jaya 4,587 km. Ports and harbors: Cilacap, Cirebon, Jakarta, Kupang, Makassar, Palembang, Semarang, Surabaya. Airports: 631 (2002).