GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $834.3 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $1.121 trillion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $4,700 (US$) or (GBP)Capital: Jakarta
Population (Estimated July 2012): 248,216,193
Area: 1,910,931 km2 or 737,815 mi2
Currency: Rupiah (Rp)
Official Language: Indonesian
Political Information: Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 86.1% of the population are Muslim, 5.7% are Protestant, 3% Roman Catholic, 1.8% are Hindu and 3.4% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Puncak Jaya at 4,884m or 16,024ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): Between +7:00 and +9:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 30 provinces (provinsi-provinsi, singular - provinsi), 2 special regions* (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular - daerah istimewa), and 1 special capital city district** (daerah khusus ibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Banten, Bengkulu, Gorontalo, Jakarta Raya**, Jambi, Jawa Barat (West Java), Jawa Tengah (Central Java), Jawa Timur (East Java), Kalimantan Barat (West Kalimantan), Kalimantan Selatan (South Kalimantan), Kalimantan Tengah (Central Kalimantan), Kalimantan Timur (East Kalimantan), Kepulauan Bangka Belitung (Bangka Belitung Islands), Kepulauan Riau (Riau Islands), Lampung, Maluku, Maluku Utara (North Maluku), Nusa Tenggara Barat (West Nusa Tenggara), Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara), Papua, Papua Barat (West Papua), Riau, Sulawesi Barat (West Sulawesi), Sulawesi Selatan (South Sulawesi), Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi), Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi), Sulawesi Utara (North Sulawesi), Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra), Sumatera Selatan (South Sumatra), Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra), Yogyakarta*
Leaders: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono with Vice President Boediono.
Additional: Gained Independence from the Netherlands on the 27th of December 1949.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
