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  1. Date of Independence: August 17, 1945 (from the Netherlands)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: July 5, 1959
  3. Population: 216,108,345 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 741,052 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Jakarta
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: petroleum processing, natural gas, silver, nickel, bauxite, tin, copper, timber, coal, gold
  8. Main Industries: oil, gas, textiles, furniture, food processing, mining, cement, fertilizer, rubber
  9. Agriculture: rice, cocoa, coffee, peanuts, cassava (edible root), rubber, palm oil, poultry, cattle, pigs
  10. Currency: rupiah
  11. GDP: $602 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $2,830 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Bahasa Indonesian (official), English, Dutch, Asian dialects
  14. Religions: Islam, Christianity (Protestant denominations, Roman Catholicism), Hinduism, Buddhism
  15. Literacy Rate: 84%
  16. Life Expectancy:     61 years (male)
  17.                 65 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 23 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 8 per 1,000 population