Official Name	:	The Republic of Indonesia
Capital city	:	Jakarta
Government type	:	Republic
Independence Day	:	August 17, (1945)
Official Language	:	Bahasa Indonesia
Currency	:	Rupiah (Rp.)
Geography	:	17,508 islands and 1,919,440 sq km of land area and coastline 54,716 km
Elevation Extremes	:	lowest point  : Indian Ocean 0 m highest point : Puncak jaya 5,030 m
Natural Resources	:	petroleum, tin, natural gasm nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver
Climate	:	Dry season from June to September, Rainy season from Desember to March. Average temperatures : 23 – 28  Celsius. Average humadity : 70% - 90%
Population	:	237,718,796 (July 2008 est.), 4th largest
GDP (purchasing power parity)	:	$837.8 billion (2007 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	:	6.3% (2007 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange/gold	:	$56.92 billion (31 december 2007 est.)
Agriculture products	:	rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra; poultry, beef, eggs
Industries	:	petroleum and natural gas, textiles, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, chemical fertilizers
Exports	:	$118 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Exports commodities	:	oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber
Imports	:	$84.93 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Imports commodities	:	machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstaffs
Reserves of foreign exchange/gold	:	$56.92 billion (31 december 2007 est.)
Telephone - main line in use	:	14.821 million (2006)
Telephone - mobile cellular	:	68.803 million (2006)
Radios	:	31.5 million (1997)
Televisions	:	13.75 million (1997)
Internet users	:	16 million (2005)