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GOVERNMENT
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Country
Name:
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conventional
long form: Republic of Indonesia conventional short form:
Indonesia
local long form: Republik Indonesia
local short form: Indonesia
former: Netherlands East Indies; Dutch East Indies |
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Government
Type:
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republic |
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Capital:
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Jakarta
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Administrative
Divisions:
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24
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, Timor Timur, Yogyakarta* |
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Independence:
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17
August 1945 (proclaimed independence; on 27 December 1949, Indonesia
became legally independent from the Netherlands) |
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National
Holiday:
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Independence
Day, 17 August (1945) |
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Constitution:
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August
1945, abrogated by Federal Constitution of 1949 and Provisional
Constitution of 1950, restored 5 July 1959 |
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Legal
System :
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based
on Roman-Dutch law, substantially modified by indigenous concepts
and by new criminal procedures code; has not accepted compulsory
ICJ jurisdiction |
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Suffrage:
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17
years of age; universal and married persons regardless of age
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Executive
Branch:
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note:
on 21 May 1998?less than three months after being selected
for a seventh five-year term?President Gen. (Ret.) SOEHARTO resigned
from office; immediately following his resignation he announced
that Vice President HABIBIE would assume the presidency for the
remainder of the term which expires in 2003; on 28 May 1998, HABIBIE
and legislative leaders announced an agreement to select a new
president in 1999
chief of state: President Bacharuddin J. HABIBIE (since
21 May 1998); note?the president is both the chief of state and
head of government
head of government: President Bacharuddin J. HABIBIE (since
21 May 1998); note?the president is both the chief of state and
head of government
cabinet: Cabinet
election: president and vice president selected by consensus
by the People's Consultative Assembly for five-year terms; selection
last held 10 March 1998 (next to be held by 10 November 1999)
election results: Gen. (Ret.) SOEHARTO selected president
by consensus by the People's Consultative Assembly; Bacharuddin
J. HABIBIE selected vice president by consensus by the People's
Consultative Assembly; note?Vice President HABIBIE assumed the
presidency after SOEHARTO's resignation |
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Legislative
Branch:
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unicameral
House of Representatives or Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) (500
seats; 425 elected by popular vote, 75 are appointed military
representatives; members serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 29 May 1997 (next to be held 7 June
1999)
election results: percent of vote by party?Golkar 74.5%,
PPP 22.43%, PDI 3.07%; seats by party?Golkar 325, PPP 89, PDI
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note: the People's Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan
Rakyat or MPR) includes the DPR plus 200 indirectly selected members;
it meets every five years to elect the president and vice president
and to approve the broad outlines of national policy |
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Judicial
Branch:
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Supreme
Court (Mahkamah Agung), the judges are appointed by the president
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Political
Parties and Leaders:
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Golkar
(de facto ruling political party based on functional groups) [Akbar
TANSUNG, general chairman]; Indonesia Democracy Party or PDI (federation
of former Nationalist and Christian Parties) [Budi HARDJONO, chairman];
Development Unity Party or PPP (federation of former Islamic parties)
[Hamzah HAZ, chairman] |
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International
Organization Participation:
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APEC,
AsDB, ASEAN, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-15, G-19, G-77, IAEA, IBRD,
ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO,
IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO,
ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIKOM,
UNMIBH, UNMOP, UNMOT, UNOMIG, UNPREDEP, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO,
WMO, WToO, WTrO |
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Flag
Description:
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two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to
the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the flag
of Poland, which is white (top) and red |
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