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Indonesia

5.0S 120.0E · 24 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
PROCLAMATION OF INDEPENDENCE · 17 AUG 1945
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1949 – present · Sukarno, the New Order and Democratic Indonesia
4 EVENTS
1965–1966 · The anti-communist mass killings 2 REFS
1968 · Suharto's New Order 2 REFS
1942 – 1949 · Japanese Occupation, Independence and the Revolution
4 EVENTS
1942 · Japanese occupation of the Indies 2 REFS
17 Aug 1945 · Proclamation of Independence 2 REFS
1800 – 1942 · The Dutch East Indies and the National Awakening
4 EVENTS
1830 · The Cultivation System 2 REFS
1908 · Founding of Budi Utomo 2 REFS
1511 – 1799 · Portuguese and Dutch Colonialism and the VOC
5 EVENTS
1511 · Portuguese capture of Malacca 1 REF
20 Mar 1602 · Founding of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) 1 REF
13th – 16th century · The Spread of Islam and the Spice-Trade Sultanates
3 EVENTS
late 13th c. · Islam takes root in northern Sumatra 2 REFS
16th century · Spice sultanates of Ternate, Tidore and Aceh flourish 2 REFS
c. 7th – 15th century CE · Early Peoples and the Hindu-Buddhist Kingdoms: Srivijaya and Majapahit
4 EVENTS
c. 780–850 CE · Construction of Borobudur 2 REFS
1293 · Founding of the Majapahit empire 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Jakarta
Population
261 m
Area
1,904,569 km²
Region
South-Eastern Asia
Languages
Indonesian
Currency
Indonesian rupiah (Rp)
Demonym
Indonesian
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$1.45 T’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$5,060’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
5.1%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
1.9%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
43.4%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
286 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
71.3 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
59.4%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
2.1’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
96.0%’20 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
53.8’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
55.5’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
54.8’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
56.8’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
53.4’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
36.8’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
2.7%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.52’23 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
17.7’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
85.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
30.5%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
96.0%’20 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
1.3%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
100.4%’25 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
97.2%’25 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
44.9%’23 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.3%’20 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
395’20 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
72.8%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
123’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
8.7%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
1,892,555 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
47.7%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
29.1%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
2.9’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
20.2%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
5.2%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.8%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
1.9%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.4%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
99.9%’24 WB-WDI
Copper (mined)
710 kt’25 USGS-MCS
Gold (mined)
90 t’25 USGS-MCS
Cobalt (mined)
44.0 kt’25 USGS-MCS
Nickel (mined)
2.6 Mt’25 USGS-MCS
Bauxite
10 Mt’25 USGS-MCS

Military

Military burden
0.8%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$11 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
676,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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