Ort: Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Geografische Koordinaten: 5° 0' S, 120° 0' E
Küste km: 54,716 km km
Klima: tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Gelände: mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains
Höhe: lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Puncak Jaya 5,030 m
Natürliche Gefahren: occasional floods, severe droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, forest fires
Währung: Indonesian rupiah (IDR)
Bevölkerung: 245,452,739 (July 2006 est.)
Sprachen: Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects, the most widely spoken of which is Javanese
Hauptstadt: Jakarta
Bereiche: 30 provinces (propinsi-propinsi, singular - propinsi), 2 special regions* (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular - daerah istimewa), and 1 special capital city district** (daerah khusus ibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Banten, Bengkulu, Gorontalo, Irian Jaya Barat, Jakarta Raya**, Jambi, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur, Kalimantan Barat, Kalimantan Selatan, Kalimantan Tengah, Kalimantan Timur, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung, Kepulauan Riau, Lampung, Maluku, Maluku Utara, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Papua, Riau, Sulawesi Barat, Sulawesi Selatan, Sulawesi Tengah, Sulawesi Tenggara, Sulawesi Utara, Sumatera Barat, Sumatera Selatan, Sumatera Utara, Yogyakarta*