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Indonesia Country Information and Map

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    Introduction


    Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago; it achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1949. Current issues include: alleviating widespread poverty, preventing terrorism, effecting a transition to a popularly-elected government after four decades of authoritarianism, implementing reforms of the banking sector, addressing charges of cronyism and corruption, holding the military and police accountable for human rights violations, and resolving separatist pressures in Aceh and Papua.


    Location


    Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean


    Geographic coordinates


    5 00 S, 120 00 E


    Area


    total: 1,919,440 sq km water: 93,000 sq km land: 1,826,440 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly less than three times the size of Texas


    Land boundaries


    total: 2,830 km border countries: East Timor 228 km, Malaysia 1,782 km, Papua New Guinea 820 km


    Coastline


    54,716 km


    Maritime claims


    measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


    Climate


    tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands


    Terrain


    mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Puncak Jaya 5,030 m


    Natural resources


    petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver


    Land use


    arable land: 9.9% permanent crops: 7.2% other: 82.9% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    48,150 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    occasional floods, severe droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, forest fires


    Environment - current issues


    deforestation; water pollution from industrial wastes, sewage; air pollution in urban areas; smoke and haze from forest fires


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Marine Life Conservation


    Geography - note


    archipelago of more than 17,000 islands (6,000 inhabited); straddles equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean


    Population


    238,452,952 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Jakarta


    Phone Code


    +62


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