FACTS

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

Area (only Total) total: 1,919,440 sq km

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

Terrain: mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains

Population: 237,512,355 (July 2008 est.)

Main Language (only first): Bahasa Indonesia

Government type: republic

Capital (Name): Jakarta

Capital (Time Difference): UTC+7

Independence: 17 August 1945 (declared))

National holiday: Independence Day, 17 August (1945)