COUNTRY NAME

Republic of Indonesia

LOCATION

Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

POPULATION

237,512,355 (2008 est.)

CAPITAL

Jakarta

GOVERNMENT

Republic

COUNTRY SIZE

1,919,440 sq. km. (Slightly less than 3 times the size of Texas)

POP. GROWTH

1.175% (2008 est.)

LIFE EXPECTANCY

70.46 years

LITERACY RATE

Age 15 and over can read and write: 90.4%

PER CAPITA GDP

$3,400 (2007 est.)

CURRENCY

Indonesian rupiah (IDR)


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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)

RELIGIONS

Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% (2000 census)

LANGUAGES

Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (the most widely spoken of which is Javanese)

REI Projects in Indonesia
REI is currently involved in the agricultural sector and poverty alleviation.