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Indonesia

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Capital:	Jakarta
Area size:	1811570 sq. km Slightly smaller than Mexico
Time zone:	GMT +7 West (including Jakarta), GMT +8 Central and GMT +9 East
Currency:	Rupiah
Area code:	(+) 62
Driving:	Left
Climate description:	Many local differences in climate within Indonesia, due mainly to two main seasonal wind systems. The east monsoon, from June to September, brings dry weather, while the west monsoon, December to March, brings rain. Stable high temperatures throughout the year with high and often oppressive humidity.

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
Bahasa Indonesia is the official language. There are hundreds of regional languages, among them Javanese. English is widely used for business purposes.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2007	231.4 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	228.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	226.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	223.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	220.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	217.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	214.6 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	211.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
317.3 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)

Ethnic groups
The main ethnic groups include Malay, Javanese, Sundanese, Madurese and Papuan. There are also Chinese and Indian minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Islam is the main religion, accounting for 86 percent of the population. Nearly 10 percent are Christian, while Buddhist and Hindu minorities make up most of the rest.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	50.4 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	49.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	48.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	47.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	45.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	44.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	43.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	42.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1945
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
94 (2006)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	28.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	28.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	29.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	29.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	30.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	30.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	69.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	67.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	66.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	66.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	66.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	66.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	67.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	65.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	64.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	64.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	64.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	64.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	71.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	69.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	68.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	68.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	68.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	68.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2006	26 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	28 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	30 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	31 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	33 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	33 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	35 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2006	34 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	36 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	38 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	41 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	45 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	72 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	72 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	68 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	64 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	56 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	56 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	420 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	230 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	107	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	108	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	110	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	111	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	112	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	110	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2006	28 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	28 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	28 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	26 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	26 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2000	26 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population

2002-2004 average	6 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	6 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	80 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	77 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	78 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	78 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	52 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	55 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	52 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	55 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	90.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	87.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	87.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	87.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	86.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	94.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	92.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	92.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	92.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	91.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	86.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	83.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	83.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	82.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	82.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2006	66 per 1,000 people	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2007
2005	57 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	45 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	38 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	37 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	35 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	32 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Cellular telephone subscribers

2006	283 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2005	211 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	136 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	86 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	55 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	31 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	18 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Internet users

2006	72 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2005	72 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	50 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	38 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	21 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	20 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	9 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)

2008	126 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	143 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	130 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	137 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	133 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	122 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	96 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	88 (joint)	Transparency International
2000	85 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
No (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	7.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	7.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	7.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1990-2002	7.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2001	7.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2006	1420 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	1260 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	1110 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	920 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	810 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	740 current US$	WorldBankDataProfileTables2008
2000	590 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country�s exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2006	364.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	287.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	256.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	234.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	195.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	160.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	165.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual GDP growth

2006	5.5� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	5.7� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	5.0� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	4.8� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	4.5� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	3.6� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	4.9� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2006	13.6� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	14.8� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	8.6� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	5.5� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	5.9� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	14.3� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	20.4� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.6 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
28.5 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	13 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	13 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	16 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	16 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	0.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
Risk exists throughout the year in the whole country except in the Jakarta Municipality, big cities and within the area of the tourist resorts of Bali and Java. P.falciparum resistance to chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine reported. P.vivax resistant to chloroquine reported.
Source: WHO

TB cases

2006	234 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2005	239 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2004	245 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2003	251 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2002	257 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2001	263 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2000	270 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2007	20230	UNHCR
2006	34728	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	34384	UNHCR
2004	27919	UNHCR
2003	16240	UNHCR
2002	9906	UNHCR
2001	8970	UNHCR
2000	9149	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2007	315	UNHCR
2006	301	UNHCR
2005	89	UNHCR
2004	169	UNHCR
2003	233	UNHCR
2002	28596	UNHCR
2001	73551	UNHCR
2000	122618	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

2008	150000-250000	Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2008
2007	100000 - 200000	IDMC 2008
2006	150000 - 250000	Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2006
2005	342000 - 600000	IDMC 2006

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	8	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	1.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	1.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	0.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	0.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	1.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	1.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	1.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	1.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	1.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	0.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	0.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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