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Republic of Indonesia
Republik Indonesia
former: Netherlands East Indies; Dutch East Indies
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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5,588,310 (1998) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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1.07 million (1998) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: domestic service fair, international service good
domestic: interisland microwave system and HF radio police net; domestic satellite communications system international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 678, FM 43, shortwave 82 (1998) |
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Radios:
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31.5 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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41 (1999) |
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Televisions:
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13.75 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.id |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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24 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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4.4 million (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 6,458 km
narrow gauge: 5,961 km 1.067-m gauge (101 km electrified; 101 km double-track); 497 km 0.750-m gauge (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 342,700 km
paved: 158,670 km unpaved: 184,030 km (1997) |
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Waterways:
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21,579 km total
note: Sumatra 5,471 km, Java and Madura 820 km, Kalimantan 10,460 km, Sulawesi (Celebes) 241 km, Irian Jaya 4,587 km |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 2,505 km; petroleum products 456 km; natural gas 1,703 km (1989) |
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Ports and harbors:
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Cilacap, Cirebon, Jakarta, Kupang, Makassar, Palembang, Semarang, Surabaya |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 668 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,969,281 GRT/4,043,526 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 1, Hong Kong 2, India 1, Japan 2, Malaysia 1, Monaco 3, Panama 1, Philippines 1, Singapore 11, South Korea 1, Switzerland 1, UK 2, US 1 (2002 est.) ships by type: bulk 41, cargo 392, chemical tanker 12, container 32, liquefied gas 3, livestock carrier 1, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 14, petroleum tanker 126, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 15, short-sea passenger 8, specialized tanker 9, vehicle carrier 6 |
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Airports:
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490 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 153 156
over 3,047 m: 4 4 2,438 to 3,047 m: 12 13 914 to 1,523 m: 48 48 under 914 m: 43 45 (2002) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 46 46 |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 478 339
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 27 under 914 m: 3 309 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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9 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy (including marines and naval air arm), Air Force |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 65,013,184 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 37,942,329 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 2,263,706 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$1 billion (FY98/99) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.3% (FY98/99) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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Sipadan and Ligitan islands dispute with Malaysia remains with the ICJ for arbitration since 1998; East Timor-Indonesia Boundary Committee meets to survey and delimit land boundary; Indonesia seeks resolution of East Timor refugees in Indonesia; Australia-East Timor-Indonesia are working to resolve maritime boundary and sharing of seabed resources in "Timor Gap" |
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Illicit drugs:
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illicit producer of cannabis largely for domestic use; possible growing role as transshipment point for Golden Triangle heroin |