Indonesia at The Glance

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GEOGRAPHY:

  • 16th-largest country in terms of land area sizing 1,919,440 square kilometers (741,050 sq mi).
  • Average population density is 134 people per square kilometer (347 per sq mi).
  • Java has a population density of 940 people per square kilometer (2,435 per sq mi).

DEMOGRAPHIC:

  • The national population from the 2000 national census is 206 million, and estimate a population of 222 million for 2006.
  • 130 million people live on the island of Java.
  • The population is expected to grow to around 254 million by 2020 and 288 million by 2050.
  • There are around 300 distinct native ethnicities in Indonesia, and 742 different languages and dialects.
  • Javanese comprise 42% of the population, and are politically and culturally dominant.
  • The Sundanese, ethnic Malays, and Madurese are the largest non-Javanese groups.

CULTURE:

The total population of Javanese at 45%, Sundanese made up 14%, followed by Madurese, 7.5%, and coastal Malays, 7.5%. Fully 26 percent of the population in 1992 consisted of numerous small ethnic groups or minorities.

Sports in Indonesia are generally male-orientated and spectator sports are often associated with illegal gambling. The most popular sports are badminton and football.

Indonesian teams have won the Thomas Cup (the world team championship of men's badminton) thirteen of the twenty-five times that it has been held since 1949, as well as Olympic medals since the sport gained full Olympic status in 1992. Its women have won the Uber Cup, the female equivalent of the Thomas Cup, twice, in 1994 and 1996. Liga Indonesia is the country's premier football club league. Traditional sports include sepak takraw, and bull racing in Madura. In areas with a history of tribal warfare, mock fighting contests are held, such as, caci in Flores, and pasola in Sumba. Pencak Silat is an Indonesian martial art.

ECONOMY:

  • Indonesia's estimated Gross Domestic Product (nominal) for 2008 was US$511.7 billion with estimated nominal per capita GDP was US$2,246,    and per capita GDP PPP was US$3,979 (International Dollars).
  • The services sector is 45.3% of GDP (2005), followed by industry (40.7%) and agriculture (14.0%).
  • Agriculture employs more people than other sectors, accounting for 44.3% of the 95 million-strong workforce followed by the services sector      (36.9%) and industry (18.8%).