Indonesia

Négara Késatuan Rèpublik Indonèsia  (Indonesian)
Rèpublik Indonèsia  (Indonesian)
National Emblem of Indonesia
National Emblem
Motto: Bhinneka Tunggal Ika  
Unity in Diversity

National ideology: Pancasila[1][2]: 117 
Anthem: 
Indonesia Raya
"Great Indonesia"
Capital
and largest city
Jakarta
6°10.5′S 106°49.7′E / 6.1750°S 106.8283°E / -6.1750; 106.8283
Official languagesIndonesian (national and official language)
Recognized languagesOver 700 native languages and international languages (English, Arabic, etc.)
Ethnic groups
(2000)
Javanese 40.6%
Sundanese 15%
Madurese 3.3%
Minangkabau 2.7%
Betawi 2.4%
Bugis 2.4%
Banten 2%
Banjar 1.7%
other 29.9%
Demonym(s)Indonesian
GovernmentUnitary presidential constitutional republic
• President
Joko Widodo
Ma'ruf Amin
Puan Maharani
Muhammad Syarifuddin
LegislaturePeople's Consultative Assembly
Regional Representative Council
People's Representative Council
Independence 
from the Netherlands
Area
• Land
1,904,569 km2 (735,358 sq mi) (15th)
4.85
Population
• 2011 estimate
237,424,363 (4th)
• 2011 census
237,424,363[3]
• Density
123.76/km2 (320.5/sq mi) (84th)
GDP (PPP)2011 estimate
• Total
$1.126 trillion[3] (15th)
• Per capita
$4,744[3] (122nd)
GDP (nominal)2011 estimate
• Total
$834.331 billion[3] (17th)
• Per capita
$3,514[3] (107th)
Gini (1999)36.8
medium
HDI (2011)Increase 0.617[4]
medium · 124th
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)
Time zoneUTC+7 to +9 (various)
Driving sideleft
Calling code+62
ISO 3166 codeID
Internet TLD.id

Indonesia, (/ˌɪndəˈnʒə, -ziə, -ʃə/)[5][6] officially the Republic of Indonesia, (Indonesian: Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia; Republik Indonesia; Nusantara) is a nation in Southeast Asia and Oceania. As the biggest archipelago country in the world, Indonesia has 17,504 islands. The most important islands of Indonesia are Java, Bali, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Sumatra. The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta, on the island of Java, but there are plans to change it to Nusantara.[7] The current president is Joko Widodo. Modern Indonesia began on the 17th of August 1945. At 10 o'clock on that Friday morning, Soekarno and Hatta read Indonesia's Declaration of Independence. Indonesia's Independence Day is a national holiday.

Indonesia is the fourth most populated country in the world with 238,452,952 people (2004 est.).[8] Half of the population lives in Java. There are 111 people per km2. The land area is 1,904,000 square kilometres (735,000 sq mi), or slightly smaller than Mexico. The official national language of Indonesia is Bahasa Indonesia, but 749 native languages are also spoken in various parts of Indonesia, and native languages widely spoken in Indonesia include Javanese, Balinese, and Sundanese. Indonesia's neighbors are Australia to the south, Singapore to the northwest, and Philippines to the northeast. Other nearby countries are Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, and East Timor which share land borders with Indonesia.

Indonesia has the most active volcanoes of any country in the world. It is also close to fault lines so there are many earthquakes and tsunamis.

Most people in Indonesia follow Islam, but Indonesia is not an Islamic country by law. Indonesia has the largest Muslim population on earth. Other religions Indonesians follow include Christianity (Protestanism and Catholicism), Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism.

  1. "Pancasila". Indonesia (Country Studies ed.). US Library of Congress.
  2. Vickers, Adrian (2005). A History of Modern Indonesia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-54262-6.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Indonesia". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  4. "Human Development Report 2011". 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  5. "Indonesia". Lexico UK Dictionary. Oxford University Press.
  6. "Indonesia". Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
  7. "Indonesia names new capital Nusantara, replacing sinking Jakarta". The Guardian. 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  8. "Total population in Indonesia 2010-2030 based on study of BPS". Statista website. Retrieved 25 Feb 2022.

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