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Country Snapshot | Indonesia
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Date of Independence: 17 August 1945

Date Admission to the United Nations: 29 September 1950

Geographical Size:

The total area of Indonesia is 8.3 million km2, made up of 2.01 million km2 land area, 3.25 million km2 ocean area, and 3 million km2 of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

Population: 265 million (2019 official figure)

Ethnic Make-up (2010 official figure)

Indonesia has 1.340 ethnic groups that are spread all over the country. The biggest five ethnic groups are:

1.
Javanese
2.
Sundanese
3.
Malay
4.
Bataknese
5.
Maduranese

Religious Mix (2010 official figure)

 Muslims 87.1…

Cite this page
“Country Snapshot | Indonesia”, in: Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia Online, General Editor: Seokwoo Lee. Consulted online on 07 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2772-8161_EPIL_COM_2005>
First published online: 2021
First print edition: 20210922



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