INDONESIA

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Indonesia People

Country Name: Republic of Indonesia

Capital City: Jakarta

Population: 234,693,997 (2007 est.)

Population Growth: 1.213% (2007 est.)

Currency: Indonesian rupiah (IDR)

Languages: Bahasa Indonesia

Area: 1,919,440 sq km

Inflation Rate: 13.2% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 12.5% (2006)

Domain extension: .id

PEOPLE OF INDONESIA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

28.7% (male 34,309,176/female 33,148,341)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

65.6% (male 77,132,708/female 76,731,481)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

5.7% (male 5,956,471/female 7,415,820) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

26.9 years

Median Age - male:

26.4 years

Median Age - female:

27.4 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

1.213% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

19.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

6.25 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

-1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.035 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.005 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.803 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.001 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

70.16 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

67.69 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

72.76 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever;vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and chikungunya are high risks in some locations

Nationality:

Indonesian(s)

Ethnic Groups:

Javanese 40.6%, Sundanese 15%, Madurese 3.3%, Minangkabau 2.7%, Betawi 2.4%, Bugis 2.4%, Banten 2%, Banjar 1.7%, other or unspecified 29.9% (2000 census)

Religions:

Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% (2000 census)

Languages:

Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (the most widely spoken of which is Javanese)