Country Profile- Christine Chen

Country Profile By Christine Chen
Physical Geography
1.Official Name of Country: Republic of Indonesia
2.Climate: hot, humid weather throughout the year, inland highlands are somewhat cooler, dominated by heavy monsoon rains, which occur between December and March.
3.Map
1.Absolute Location: 5 00 S, 120 00 E
2.Relative location: southeast Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Political Geography
1.Type of government: republic
2.Capital: Jakarta
3.International Organization participation: ADB, APEC, APT, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, CP, EAS, FAO, G-15, G-20, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
4.Size of armed forces: males age 16-49: 63,800,825;females age 16-49: 61,729,717 (2008 est.)
Cultural Geography
1. -Official language: Bahasa Indonesia
- Other languages spoken: English, Dutch, local dialects
-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)

2. -Population: 240,271,522 (July 2009 est.)
-population growth rate: 1.136% (2009 est.)
3. -Infant mortality rate: total: 29.97 deaths/1,000 live births
-average life expectancy: total population: 70.76 years; male: 68.26 years;
female: 73.38 years (2009 est.)
Economic Geography
1. GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $968.5 billion (2009 est.)
2.Percent of arable land used for agriculture: 11.03%
3.Natural resources: petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver
4.Major agricultural and industrial products: rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra; poultry, beef, pork, eggs, petroleum and natural gas, textiles, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, food, tourism.
5.Major exports and imports: oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber, machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs.
6.Currency (include exchange rate vs. TWD): Indonesian Rupiah per New Taiwan Dollars:300
7.Balance of trade: -import: $277hundred-billion TWD (2009 est.); export: $37 hundred-billion TWD (2009 est.)