The Republic of Indonesia is the biggest archipelago nation in the World, comprising 17,508 islands stretching along 5,120 kilometers from east to west, and 1,760 kilometers from north to south
Total population of Indonesia: 255 million people
The main Indonesian ethnic group are Javanese (42% of the Indonesian population)
Indonesian Diaspora: 8 million of Indonesians
Indonesian Capital: Jakarta (10 million people)
30 million people live on the island of Java, the most populous island of the World
Indonesia is a member of the Islamic Civilization.
Indonesian Economy:
Indonesia is rich in natural resources
In the agricultural sector, Indonesia has become self-sufficient in rice and does not need to import this staple food as it had for years
90% of the Indonesian population works in agriculture
The fluctuations in the global prices of traditional export commodities have led to a change in the recent years in the Indonesian economy
structure
Indonesia produces various types of cars, lorries, buses, and motorcycles under
Licensing from foreign producer
Indonesia also produces electronic equipment and electrical appliances
The Indonesian Aviation industry has been growing, and new production lines are coming on-stream as well its Universal Maintenance Centre for
Overhaul of aircraft engines. The aircraft produced are for national use as well as for export
The Indonesian industrial estates are available in all provinces of Indonesia. The large-scale industrial estates are found in Jakarta, West Java (Bekasi, Karawang, Purwakarta), Banten (Tangierang, Serang), Central Java (Semarang, Cilacap), Yogyakarta (Piyungan), East Java (Surabaya, Gresik, Sidoarjo, Pasuruan, Probolinggo), North Sumatera (Medan), West Sumatera (Padang), Lampung, Riau (Batam Island, Bintan Island), South Sulawesi (Makassar), and East Kalimantan (Bontang)
Tourism is gaining a more important sector as a foreign exchange earner
Currency of Indonesia: Indonesian rupiah (Rp) (IDR)
International Trade of Indonesia.
Petrol and gas contribute
to
70% of total export earnings and 60% of the Indonesian Government revenues
Besides petroleum and liquefied natural gas, forestry products, rubber, coffee, tea, tin, nickel, copper, palm products, and fish make significant contributions to the export earnings of Indonesia
In the recent years some steps have been taken to promote and stimulate the non-petroleum exports, which include handicrafts, textiles, precious metals, tea, tobacco, cement, fertilizers as well as manufactured products
Air transport and sea ports are being widespread to cater the growing traffic on both local and International sectors, of passengers as well as freight
The Port of Jakarta is the largest Indonesian seaport and one of the largest seaports in the Java Sea basin, with an annual traffic capacity of 45 million tones of cargo and 4,000,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit)
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