Population:
214.8 million (2003 est.)
Area: 9.8 million sq km, of which 7.9 million sq km or 81 percent is covered by sea.
Capital: Jakarta.
Languages: Bahasa Indonesia (official language), and over 580 other languages and dialects.
Religion: Islam (87 percent), Protestant (3 percent), Catholic (3 percent), Hindu (2 percent), Buddhist (1 percent), animist (1 percent).
Time Zone: GMT +7 (Sumatra, Java, West and Central Kalimantan), +8 (East and South Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali/Lombok, Nusa Tenggara, West Timor), +9 (Maluku, Irian Jaya).
Currency: Rupiah.
Electricity: 220 volts, 50 cycles and round two-pronged plugs. Some 110 volts, in remote areas.
Weights and Measures: Metric.
International Dialling Code: 62.
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