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Population: 237,512,352 (July 2008 est.)
Official Languages: Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (most common is Javanese)
Major Religions: Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% (2000 census)
Political Stability:
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Government Type: republic
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Legal System: based on Roman-Dutch law, influenced by cultural concepts, new criminal procedures, and election codes
Some Statistics:
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Labour Force by Occupation:
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Unemployment Rate: 12.5% (2006 est.)
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Pop. Below Poverty Line: 17.8% (2006 est.) |
Geography:
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Climate: tropical: hot humid; more moderate in the highlands
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Terrain: mostly coastal lowlands. The larger islands have interior mountains. It is the largest archipelago with 17,000 islands, 6,000 of which are inhabited, which cover 2,000 miles1 |
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 Economic Overview:
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reformers introduced three investment packages to increase stability (turning them into reality has proven more difficult
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became a net importer of oil (2004)
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wracked by environmental disaster
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poverty and unemployment, corruption, poor infrastructure, fragile banking sector, poor investment interest, and unequal resource distribution
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government hiked fuel price 126%
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Agriculture: rice, tapioca, peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, copra, etc.
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Industry: petroleum & natural gas, textiles, apparel, mining, food, etc. |
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Christian Perspective
West Java contains the largest unreached people group in the world (34 million of the 38 million inhabitants are Sudanese Muslims). The community-minded society can be a stumbling block on the path to conversion for many potential Christians. Acceptance of Christ means rejection by family and friends. |
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Praise Points:
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The number of professing Christians in Indonesia has grown from 1.3 million (1.3% of population) to 11.5 million (5.4% of population) in the past 40 years. |
Prayer Points:
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Pray for political strength and wisdom for the leaders.
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Indonesia is in the midst of a spiritual war (both occult and Islamic forces seek to keep out Christianity).
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Need for strength and unity of the church in this time of persecution, and for strong Christian leaders to arise. | |
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