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Geography

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

Geographic coordinates: 5 00 S, 120 00 E

Map references: Southeast Asia

Area: total: 1,919,440 sq km ; land: 1,826,440 sq km ; water: 93,000 sq km

Climate: tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands

Natural resources: petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver

Natural hazards: occasional floods, severe droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes

Environment (current issues): deforestation; water pollution from industrial wastes, sewage; air pollution in urban areas; smoke and haze from forest fires

Geography (note): archipelago of 17,000 islands (6,000 inhabited); straddles Equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean

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People

Population: 216,108,345 (July 1999 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.46% (1999 est.)

Birth rate: 22.78 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)

Death rate: 8.14 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female | under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female | 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female | 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female | total population: 1 male(s)/female (1999 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 57.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 62.92 years| male: 60.67 years| female: 65.29 years (1999 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.57 children born/woman (1999 est.)

Ethnic groups: Javanese 45%, Sundanese 14%, Madurese 7.5%, coastal Malays 7.5%, other 26%

Religions: Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998)

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

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Government

Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Indonesia | conventional short form: Indonesia | local long form: Republik Indonesia | local short form: Indonesia | former: Netherlands East Indies; Dutch East Indies

Data code: ID

Government type: republic

Capital: Jakarta

Independence: 17 August 1945 (proclaimed independence; on 27 December 1949, Indonesia became legally independent from the Netherlands)

Suffrage: 17 years of age; universal and married persons regardless of age

Flag description: two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the flag of Poland, which is white (top) and red

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..... more complete & up-dated information at CIA Factbook

Inside Indonesia

Specific Regions Information

Indonesia Maps (The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection The University of Texas at Austin Country Maps Indonesia: Administrative Divisions (Political) U.S. Central Intelligence Agency 1998) . Lycos Cityguide to Cities Around Indonesia (includes cities of Banda Aceh, Bandung, Cirebon, Jakarta, Malang, Medan, Semarang, Solo, Surabaya and Yogyakarta and the islands of Bali, Irian Jaya, Java, Lombok, Sulawesi and Sumatra) . Bali On-line . BALI Travel Forum - GREAT place to post questions about BALI . Bali Travel News . Nusa-Bali . BANDUNG International School's site -- has a section on living in Bandung . BANDUNG Kini . Batam . Waruno Mahdi's WWW Home page - has a great list of links for BOGOR . CIREBON . EAST JAVA . EAST KALIMANTAN Directory . Bart's Places in JAKARTA . Jakarta Links (in Dutch) . LAMPUNG Destination Finder . North Sulawesi . Joglosemar Online -- information on Yogyakarta, Solo & Semarang . Tour Packages Kalimantan and Irian Jaya (The Indonesian side of Borneo contains great reserves of natural resources including oil, natural gas, coal, gold, uranium and rich timberland) . West-Nusatenggara.com -- info on the islands east of Bali . Indonesia and Bali Tourism - great link lists under each province page . Yogyakarta On-line . Main Islands: Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Bali, Kalimantan, Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, and Irian Jaya (the western part of New Guinea) . Indonesia shares land border with Malaysia, Brunei Darusalam and Papua New Guinea and sea border with Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and Australia . Major Cities: Jakarta (the capital; 1990 Census population: 8.2 million), Surabaya (2.5 million), Bandung (2.0 million), Medan (1.7 million), Semarang (1.2 million). archipelaGoWest Kalimantan . Mapping Customary Land in East Kalimantan . (A TOOL FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT) . Save Sebangau Campaign Page - Peat Swamp Forest of Central Kalimantan (Selamatkan Sebangau) . Integrated Forest Fire Management (any information of forest fire you need in Kalimantan/Borneo . sulawesi-travel.com . North Sulawesi Information Page ( Actual and constantly updated information for all travelers going to North Sulawesi) . INDONESIA IMPRESSIONS (pictures of Indonesian landscapes) . North Sulawesi --Diving, Travel, and Adventure in Indonesia (North Sulawesi Land of Smiling People) . archipelaGo Central Sulawesi (info on central Sulawesi) . Sulawesi Info-Seite (informationen des Geographischen Instituts) . W-Net : Tourism (Southeast Sulawesi covers South East Sulawesi peninsula, Muna Island and small islands spread out at South and South East of peninsula) . Sulawesi Home (Wearables Sulawesi Documentation) . The Islands of Maluku, Irian and East Timor (PROVINCE OF MALUKU GEOGRAPHY ) . Maluku Adventures (welcome to Maluku Adventures) . The Maluku Islands (the Maluku Islands The Maluku Islands Map courtesy of the CIA Definitely) . The Irian Jaya HP! (akan tetap menerbitkan berita-berita irian dalam bahasa Indonesia) . Map of Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya (Map provided by ReliefWeb) . Irian Jaya (reviews on Irian Jaya written by consumers at Epinions.com) . Sejarah Indonesia: Irian Jaya (Irian Jaya is Indonesia's "wild east". Much of it was still unexplored by outsiders in the 1930s....) . archipelaGo Irian Jaya (Facts and practical info about Irian Jaya) . Information about BALI (an up-to-date Internet reference, Indonesian province of Bali capital Denpasar. condensed fast facts tourist, business , trade information, handicrafts, furniture, tour services) . BaliBagus Art Gallery (Virtual Art Gallery and Online Bali Information Center . Access Bali Online (guide on travel, business, arts and culture, events, and more) . BaliToo.com (Bali Sightseeing Tours) .

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Travelling Information

Lonely Planet . Lonely Planet - Indonesia . Garuda Indonesia . INDONESIAN FLIGHT SCHEDULER Homepage . Travelling in Indonesia (A nice constructed site with lots of information by Liono) . Visit the beautifull islands... . Travelling in Indonesia (by Budi Rahardjo) . Indonesia Multimedia Travel Guide . Welcome to Bali . Bali FastFacts . Lombok Online . Riau including Batam . Birding in Indonesia . Indonesia Business Center . FORTdeKOCK homepage (The FORTdeKOCK homepage with information for Sumatra) . Rakata Outdoor Specialist . Asia Travelling Network . Bali Today - Inside guide . Parahyangan Schedule (The train schedule of the major connection in Java) . Betty's Travel Kiosk (Travel suggestions, Packing List, Travel Hints, Safety Tips, Photo Gallery) . Belitung Island's home page (The Belitung Island's home page) . the unofficial Pelni site (Pelni food, Pelni accommodation, Pelni timetable, Pelni ticket, Kerinci, Kambuna, Rinjani, ..) . Pelni Schedule (Complete Pelni Schedule) . Nusa tenggara Tourism Information . Eastjava Tourism Directory (All about Eastjava : Bromo Mountain, Madura Island , Ijen Crater , Surabaya city, etc) . ASIAN DIVER - SIBOLGA ON SUMATERA (snorkeling at the base of a 50 metre waterfall) . Sumatera, Exotic Land (Center of Medan City and Sumatera Utara Province) . Welcome to North Sumatera (one of the largest lakes in the world) . Pontianak Online (About Pontianak - West Kalimantan) . Kaltim Net's Balikpapan Recreational Hotels (A directory of hotels in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan) . VisitBorneo - Kalimantan (detailed travel guide, includes information about wild life and nature, jungle, beaches, interesting tours, culture, events, accommodation, transport, shopping, food, and more on Kalimantan) . SULAWESI Large Scale (Parameters & Zone Layout Parameter Value Zone Layout Trace) . Nusa Tenggara Tourism Information (Nusa Tenggara has many interesting places : Lombok, Sumba, Sumbawa, Flores, Moyo, Timor and Komodo Island) . Transportation - West Nusa Tenggara (can be reached by air and sea: Ferries and public transportation) . Saturniidae of Nusa Tenggara Timur (species of the eastern Smaller Sunda Islands Sumba, Flores and Timor ) . BCN: Photo Gallery - Dive Tourism off the Reefs of the Padaido Islands, Irian Jaya, Indonesia (Dive Tourism off the Reefs of the Padaido Islands, Irian Jaya, Indonesia For nearly three years) . archipela Go Irian Jaya (this province is made up of half of the entire island of Irian (Guinea). The area is covered by a mountain range with steep slopes and vast alluvial low land plains) . Expedition to Irian Jaya (slide-shows, flora and fauna, and an expedition to the Treehouse-peoples in Irian Jaya) . How I Spent My Summer Vacation (My best vacation yet, took me to the most primitive place on earth - to the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya, on the worlds second largest island, New Guinea, where I met the Dani of the Baliem Valley) . "Bali: Hotels,Resorts,Surfing,Diving,Tours" (Bali Travel Web is a comprehensive site related to the travel industry in Bali. Hotels, Tours, Surfing, Culture, Dining, Entertainment, Reservations, and more can be found here) . Bali.com (continually up-dated links to the up-to-date and down-to-earth information for travellers to Bali) . Bali Travel Tips & Hotel Discounts by INM Asia Guides (East Bali Ubud North Coast Central Bali Lakes District South) . global bali (global bali represent about bali, bali news, business, art, hotel, travel) .

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Travelling Organisations

Garuda Indonesia Airline USA (They offer vacation packages from US to Indonesia) . INDONESIAN FLIGHT SCHEDULER Homepage (The first complete flight scheduler) . Hotels and Resorts in Indonesia (Hotels, Resorts and Travelling Information) . Jans Tours . Guesthouse Laino in Haria/Saparua/Maluku (A resort on Saparua in the Maluku archipelago) . Traditional Fleet of Indonesia (Explore Indonesia by traditional ship) . Asia Travelling Network (Travelling info and booking on-line) . Private Vacation Villas in Bali (Very useful site width a lot of facts about Bali and addresses to stay) . Compagnie van Balie . La Selva Expeditions (La Selva is specialized in eco tourism world-wide) . Suma Terra Holidays (A tour operator specializing in outdoor adventure tours in Sumatra, Indonesia) . Artha van Uden Tarvel bv (Travelling with us, as a Indonesia specialist) . Denai Hotel Bukittinggi . Lotus Asia Tours . Go East Indonesia Outside Bali (Visit East Indonesia : kalimantan, sulawesi, maluku, irian & nusa-tenggara) . Your Trip Manager to Bali & Indonesia . Great Hotels and Resorts of Indonesia (Some of the top hotels and resorts of Indonesia with web links) . Sambolo Beach Bungalows . Grup Brasali . House of Indonesia . List of Kalimantan Golf Areas (City Course Phone Number) . Sea Contacts (dive voyages on a traditional Indonesian) . Hotels in Sulawesi (hotels and resorts guide) . North Sulawesi: Diving Bunaken with FROGGIES (Bunaken Island North Sulawesi Indonesia Deutsche Version) . Sulawesi Info-Seite (Uniexterne Informationen über Sulawesi Besucher seit dem 16.5.96: Für Hinweise und Vorschl&auml) . Indonesien: Sulawesi (SULAWESI, das frühere Celebes, taucht wie ein vielarmiger Polyp in Äquatornähe aus dem Meer empor) . List of Sulawesi Golf Areas (City Course Phone Number Ujung Pandang) . Central Sulawesi (general information along with its sights, products and companies) . Business Profile of South Sulawesi (Home Page of the Australia Indonesia Business Council (AIBC) which is the leading business organisation in Australia promoting business, trade and investment links with Indonesia) . Tanjung Api (Central Sulawesi Tanjung Api nature reserve national park conservation wildlife) . Thalassa Dive Center (first class dive center is located at the shortest possible distance to the beautiful Bunaken sea gardens) . Limbunan (Travel & Tours located on Ujung-Pandang) . Sayang-Sayang (more than Bunaken: Diving Trips to the Sangihe Talaud Islands and Lembeh Strait with MV Sayang-Sayang) . Bunaken Divers (SCUBA diving at Bunaken) . Puri Komodo - Flores - Nusa-tenggara (on the northwest trip of Flores - Indonesia, is a location referred to as Batu Gosok) . Travelling to Indonesia (West Nusa tenggara) (peace in what is now West Nusa Tenggara) . West Nusa Tenggara (Tourism Information, accommodation, history, and places of interest) . Suartur: Tour Packages Kalimantan and Irian Jaya (the Indonesian side of Borneo contains great reserves of natural resources including oil, natural gas, coal, gold, uranium and rich timberland) . Honai Resort - Baliem - Irian Jaya (where time seems to stand still) . List of Irian Jaya Golf Areas (City Course Phone Number Jayapuara Klub Golf Rimba) . Irian Jaya Tour (Jayapura and Wamena Tour (5 days 4 nights) with RAMA TOURS) . Hotel Sheraton - Timika (Sheraton Timika Hotel, PO Box 3, Timika 98663, Irian Jaya) . Hotel Sahid Mariat - Sorong (Sahid Mariat Hotel, Jl. Jendral A. Yani No. 1, Sorong, Irian Jaya) . Limbunan Travel & Tour (Your Trip Manager to Irian Jaya / Papua) . Villa Bunga Wangi (Luxury executive resort villas in Canggu, Bali) . Bali Paradise Online (INFORMATION SERVICE ON THE ISLAND OF BALI NEWS: Bali Adventure) . Bali Pacung (Bali Pacung Mountain Resort) . Bali Online Travel Guide (site for the Bali Travel Guide, with sections on accommodations, tourist sites, and tips to enjoy Bali) . Bali ABC Berawa (beachside Vacation with Hotel Service) . " Bali Hotels Travel Tours Diving Surfing" (discount hotels, rental cars, diving, cruises, etc!! Travel and cultural information about Bali and Indonesia, complete with original pictures and homepages of over 100 hotels) . Tauch Terminal Bali (multilingual diving company of Bali, Indonesia. Full equipment, divecomputers available, day-trips and much more) . Bali Travel Service (complete information and booking service. A one-stop solution for all your Bali planning and arrangements) .

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Arts and Culture

American Gamelan Institute - good links to gamelan, wayang, music and Indonesian performing arts . Folklore and Fables of the Archipelago . Nusantara.com - Media and arts-related links . Bali & Beyond - Indonesian performing arts - dance, music, wayang and gamelan. Good links list . Temples in Indonesia- Information on temples in Central Java including Prambanan and Borobudur . Love Indonesia Philately -- site with info and good links for philatelic-related sites . Cultural Bridge - very interesting articles on a wide range of cultural subjects . Petroglyphs in BorneoPics/info on Petroglyphs in Kalimantan caves - French/English . Ramayana Ballet at the Prambanan Temple - a spectacular performance . Borobudur, Prambanan & Ratu Boko Temples - Central Java's most famous temples . After Effects of Krakatau's Explosion . Volcano World's Images of Indonesia's Volcanoes . Indonesian Martial Arts . Bandung Folk Tale . Solo Lama: Old Historic Buildings of Surakarta - beautiful site - a real treasure! . Asia Society's Ask Asia - Resources about Asia for Educators . Asia Society's Asia Source - information about Asia

Indonesian Food Links

Bachri's Chili & Spice Gourmet Foods

Resep-resep masakan Negeri Isnet

Indonesian Recipes

Resep2 Masakan Indo Kegemaran Gue!!

Indonesian Food Palace

Henk's Hot Kitchen. Dutch / Indonesian recipes

Hazel's recipe of the week

Selera: Indonesian Recipes

Lemond Grass and Galanga Cookbook

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Other Link about Indonesia

Asian Development Bank . Background Notes: Indonesia - U.S. Department of State . Doing Business in Indonesia . Economic and Business Reviews . Economic and Financial Data for Indonesia . Economic Perspective . Embassy of Indonesia . Embassy of Indonesia Contact Information . Financial/Stock Exchanges/Investments in Indonesia . Gas Resources . General Information Links . Government (Yahoo!) . Indonesia Business Center . Indonesia and East Timor Phone Book, Telephone Directory, White Pages, Yellow Pages (BD) . Indonesia Fact Sheet - Energy Information Administration . Indonesia NET Exchange . IndonesiaNet Business Center . Investment Policies in Indonesia . Jakarta Stock Exchange . Library of Congress - Indonesia - A Country Study . Ministry of Industry and Trade . Political Resources on the Net - Indonesia . Search Engines Worldwide - Indonesia . Statistical Appendix . Yellow Pages (BD) . Bluebird . Kristal Klear Dive . Primafit . Hill & Associates conference site . South African Embassy in Jakarta . Indonesia Australia Language Foundation - redesign . CEO Serviced Offices . Stamford Green Country Woods . Ken Pattern (The Artist) . Discovery Center . Batavia Apartments . The Glorious Century (during the early years of the Christian era Indonesia became increasingly influenced by Indian civilization and culture. Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms grew up in Java, Sumatra and Kalimantan (Borneo)) .

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People talk regions

Sumatera

Yulfi Indra (Paninjauan, Padang Panjang, West Sumatera) . MusiRiver (Wadah Silaturrahmi Masyarakat SumSel) . West Sumatera (West Sumatera The Motherland of Minangkabau) . Zulkarman Syafrin (Medan, I am a computer engineer) . Sumatera Selatan (SumSel pengabdian kepada Tuhan, Bangsa, Negara, Umat Manusia) . Pantjawibowo, R. Dwi (Tarutung, Sumatera) . Eka Nugraha (Pak-Pak, Dairi, Sidikalang, Sumatera-Utara) . Batak dan Marga (Simbolon Hompe Page) .

Jawa

Enter! . The JaWA Page (The JaWA precompiler translates JaWA to Java) . JAWA CZ ROAD BIKES (pictures from the Jawa 70th year birthday rally) . Jawa Rebellion (internet gaming sites) . Perkawinan Jawa (tradisi perkawinan adat Jawa) . Beakman's World (Includes decks, articles, tournament reports, web links and the "Queen Jawa Speaks" column) . PAWARTOS KABINGAHAN (Read the Four Spiritual Laws in Your Language) . Huruf Jawa (the traditional Javanese alphabet) . Knight, Alexander Warner (Surabaya, Jawa Timur) . Mochamad Hadiyana (Tanah Pasunda, West Jawa) . Indonesian and Asian Recipes (Gudeg (Chicken and Jackfruit Casserole)// Rendang (Beef in Coconut Milk)// Nasi Bumbu (Spicy Rice)// Gado-Gado (Steamed Vegetables Salad with Peanut Sauce)// Ayam Gurih Jawa (Javanese Curried Chicken)) . Pintu Gerbang Jawa Tengah (Sejarah, Peta, Akomodasi, Furniture, hotel) .

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Kalimantan
Kalimantan (Reviews on Kalimantan written) . LANDSAT-Images from Central Kalimantan (Remote sensing Kalimantan) . PerpusNasional KalBar (Natinal Library of West Borneo Provincy) . Lehrstuhl für Zoologie III - Wissenschaftlicher Bericht (des Projektes ist es zu verstehen, wie Amphibien sich in Lebensräumen verhalten, die durch raum-zeitlich nur schwer) . Ethnologue: Indonesia, Kalimantan (AHE DAYAK) . Cross Kalimantan (Cross Kalimantan Home Pages) .

Sulawesi

Remy Saerang Homepage (sweet personal homepage from Manado North Sulawesi) . Sulawesi (Music from Sulawesi, batak artist, general Indonesian) .

Nusa Tenggara
Birds of Nusa Tenggara (Birding information for a group of islands in Indonesia) . NATURE RESERVES OF NUSA TENGGARA .

Maluku

Penemuan MALUKU (view pictures taken during several journeys through the Spice Islands and read about our trekking and volcano climbing experience Maluku) . Djangan Lupa Maluku . Maluku Web Circle (Maluku Web Circle Maluku Web Circle Verhuisd!!!) . Violence in Maluku Province (report on continued violence in Maluku Province, which seeks to be free of Indonesian occupation) . Maluku MIDI, moluccan traditionals, modern and rohani. Lyrics, mp3 (traditional Moluccan Music maluku, moluks, molukkers, molukken, ambon, ambonezen, lagu, culuur) . MALUKU'S EARLIEST HISTORY (IN OUR KNOWLEDGE OF MALUKU'S EARLIEST HISTORY Matthew Spriggs) . East Indonesia (Site about East Indonesia: Irian Jaya, Sulawesi, Maluku, with cities like Ujung Pandang, Merauke, Jauapura, Allang) . South Easth Maluku South Easth Maluku South Easth Maluku A short travel story by Hans and Freek van Hernen Larat(Kei Besar) . Cycling around the Moluccas (Illustrated travelogue about a two month journey through the North Moluccan islands of Indonesia) . Malr@'s Maluku Tenggara Site (berita Maluku Op de site van HAIN meer nieuws) .

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Irian Jaya
On Visiting Irian Jaya (Thank you for your letter of September 12 in response to my resignation from UT) . Irian Jaya (was one of the largest island in Indonesia. The nature of Irian consist of mountains and beaches, which is hard to get accross because lack of transportation) . Fieldwork in Irian Jaya (TWO REPORTS After Louise Thoonen travelled to Irian Jaya) . Susan C. McKinney's Resume (International school teacher in Irian Jaya, Indonesia for two years) . A Visit to West Papua (the Netherhall School staff, Mr N. Kinloch's Visit to Irian Jaya) . Bartholomeus Dewantoro's Page (I just moved to Tembagapura,Irian Jaya) . Clair Black Family Page (Missionary Alliance representatives in Irian Jaya, Clair and Elizabeth Black. Sentani - Jayapura) . Doriot Family Page (the Doriots are missionaries working on Irian Jaya church planting/Bible translation ministry) .

Bali

Culture of Bali (about the customs in Bali, a Hindu practicing people) . Wayne Reid's Bali Travel Guide (a comprehensive site you must visit when planning a trip to one of the world's most popular holiday destinations) . Välkommen till Bali (Bali - Länkutbyte för svenska företag) .

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Aroud the world

Australia

Welcome to Australia! . Department of Immigration . Encarta Australia . Exploring Travelogue . The National Parks of Australia . Australian Guide . Search Australia . Walkabout TravelGuide . Lonely Planet . Western Australia Hostels . Victoria Hostels . New South Wales Hostels . Queensland Hostels .