
| Name: | Indonesia (Republic of Indonesia) |
| Local name (Indonesian): | Indonesia (Republik Indonesia) |
| Former name: | Netherlands East Indies (Nederlandse Oost-Indië) – until 1945-1950 |
| Bordering countries: | Malaysia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 1 904.9 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 234 893 ths. |
| Capital: | Jakarta |
| Official language: | Indonesian |