Indonesia Travel Information
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Time Difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: Indonesia has three time zones
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Capital City: Jakarta
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Airports: 186
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Travel Climate: The tropical climate varies with location, season, and altitude. Jakarta lies in the lowlands. Spanning the Equator, Indonesia experiences no...
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Area Comparative: slightly less than three times the size of Texas
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Travel Currency: Indonesian rupiah (IDR)
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Language Spoken: The official language is Indonesian (a variety of Malay). However, some 300 other languages are also spoken in the country....
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Languages: Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects
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Ethnic Groups: Javanese 45%, Sundanese 14%, Madurese 7.5%, coastal Malays 7.5%, other 26%
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National Holiday: Independence Day, 17 August (1945)
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Inflation Rate: 5.1%
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Geographic Coordinates: 5 00 S, 120 00 E
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Location: Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
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Terrain: mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains