onesia
local short form: Indonesia
former: Netherlands East Indies; Dutch East Indies

Data code: ID

Government type: republic

Capital: Jakarta

Administrative divisions: 23 provinces (propinsi-propinsi, singular -
propinsi), 2 special regions* (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular -
daerah istimewa), and 1 special capital city district** (daerah khusus
ibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Bengkulu, Irian Jaya, Jakarta Raya**, Jambi,
Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur, Kalimantan Barat, Kalimantan
Selatan, Kalimantan Tengah, Kalimantan Timur, Lampung, Maluku, Nusa
Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Riau, Sulawesi Selatan, Sulawesi
Tengah, Sulawesi Tenggara, Sulawesi Utara, Sumatera Barat, Sumatera
Selatan, Sumatera Utara, Yogyakarta*; note - there may be a new
province named Maluku Utara
note: following the 30 August 1999 provincial referendum for
independence which was overwhelmingly approved by the people of Timor
Timur and the October 1999 concurrence of Indonesia's national
legislature, the name East Timor was adopted as a provisional name for
the political entity formerly known as Propinsi Timor Timur until such
time as the entity's independent status is formally established

Independence: 17 August 1945 (proclaimed independence; on 27 December
1949, Indonesia became legally independent from the Netherlands)

National holiday: Independence Day, 17 August (1945)

Constitution: August 1945, abrogated by Federal Constitution of 1949
and Provisional Constitution of 1950, restored 5 July 1959

Legal system: based on Roman-Dutch law, substantially modified by
indigenous concepts and by new criminal procedures code; has not
accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Suffrage: 17 years of age; universal and married persons regardless of
age

Executive branch:
chief of state: President Abdurrahman WAHID (since 20 October 1999);
note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Abdurrahman WAHID (since 20 October
1999); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of
government
cabinet: Cabinet
elections: president and vice president selected by vote of the
People's Consultative Assembly for five-year terms; selection last
held 20 October 1999 (next to be held by NA 2004)
election results: Abdurrahman WAHID selected president by vote of the
People's Consultative Assembly, receiving 373 votes to 313 votes for
MEGAWATI; MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri selected vice president