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 |