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 | Republic of Indonesia |
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| Location: |
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean |
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| Area: |
1,919,440 sq km |
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| Climate: |
tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands |
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| Terrain: |
mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains |
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| Population: |
216,108,345 (July 1999 est.) |
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| Religions: |
Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998) |
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| Languages: |
Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects, the most widely spoken of which is Javanese |
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| Capital: |
Jakarta |
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