Indonesia 
Facts
Population:
228,437,870 (July 2001 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
30.26% (male 35,144,702; female 33,973,879)
15-64 years:
65.11% (male 74,273,519; female 74,458,291)
65 years and over:
4.63% (male 4,641,816; female 5,945,663) (2001 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.6% (2001 est.)
Birth rate:
22.26 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Death rate:
6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.78 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
40.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
68.27 years
male:
65.9 years
female:
70.75 years (2001 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.58 children born/woman (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.05% (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
52,000 (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
3,100 (1999 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Indonesian(s)
adjective:
Indonesian
Ethnic groups:
Javanese 45%, Sundanese 14%, Madurese 7.5%, coastal Malays 7.5%, other 26%
Religions:
Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998)
Languages:
Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects, the most widely spoken of which is Javanese
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
83.8%
male:
89.6%
female:
78% (1995 est.)
GDP:
purchasing power parity - $654 billion (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
4.8% (2000 est.)
GDP - per capita:
purchasing power parity - $2,900 (2000 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture:
21%
industry:
35%
services:
44% (1999 est.)
Population below poverty line:
20% (1998)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%:
3.6%
highest 10%:
30.3% (1996)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
9% (2000 est.)
Labor force:
99 million (1999)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture 45%, industry 16%, services 39% (1999 est.)
Unemployment rate:
15%-20% (1998 est.)
Budget:
revenues:
$26 billion
expenditures:
$30 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.)
Industries:
petroleum and natural gas; textiles, apparel, and footwear; mining, cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood; rubber; food; tourism
Industrial production growth rate:
7.5% (2000 est.)
Electricity - production:
78.674 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel:
80.36%
hydro:
14.63%
nuclear:
0%
other:
5.01% (1999)
Electricity - consumption:
73.167 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (1999)
Agriculture - products:
rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra; poultry, beef, pork, eggs
Exports:
$64.7 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
Exports - commodities:
oil and gas, plywood, textiles, rubber
Exports - partners:
Japan 21%, US 14%, Singapore 10%, South Korea 7%, Netherlands 3%, Australia 3%, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan (1999 est.)
Imports:
$40.4 billion (c.i.f., 2000 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment; chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs
Imports - partners:
Japan 12%, US 12%, Singapore 10%, Germany 6%, Australia 6%, South Korea 6%, Taiwan, China (1999 est.)
Debt - external:
$144 billion (2000 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$43 billion from IMF program and other official external financing (1997-2000)
Currency:
Indonesian rupiah (IDR)
Currency code:
IDR
Exchange rates:
Indonesian rupiahs per US dollar - 10,000 (January 2001), 8,421.8 (2000), 7,855.2 (1999), 10,013.6 (1998), 2,909.4 (1997), 2,342.3 (1996)
Fiscal year:
calendar year; note - previously was 1 April - 31 March, but starting with 2001, has been changed to calendar year
Statistics: CIA World Factbook.
Press
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Adil
(Independent tabloid), Jakarta
Aksi
(Sensationalist tabloid), Jakarta
Analisa
(Business-oriented), Medan
Berita Harian
(Pro-government), Jakarta
(Business-oriented, independent), Jakarta
http://www.bisnis.com/
(Weekly magazine), Jakarta
http://www.gatra.com/
Indonesia Times
(Independent), Jakarta
Indonesia in the News
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World Press Review - The executive director of Jayabaya University in Jakarta gives his recommendations to Indonesian President Megawati.
The beleaguered Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid may soon meet a fate similar to that of former President Joseph Estrada of the neighboring Philippines, who was impeached and ousted from power on corruption charges in January.
This year’s recipient of Indonesia’s Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts, the Indonesian journalist Atmakusumah Astraatmadja, 61, has devoted much of his life to the independence of the press in his country.
Intense international pressure on Indonesia’s President Abdurrahman Wahid to take control of his conflict-ridden country has long been met with indignation and obfuscation. But recent reports indicate that Wahid’s government is finally taking measures, albeit weak ones, against militiamen in West Timor responsible for the deaths of three United Nations relief workers.
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