Names: 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

Capital City: Jakarta

Population: 245,452,739 (July 2006 est.)

GDP Per Capita: $3,800 (2006 est.)

Currency: Indonesian rupiah (IDR)

Languages: Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects, the most widely spoken of which is Javanese

Total Area: total: 1,919,440 sq km land: 1,826,440 sq km water: 93,000 sq km slightly less than three times the size of Texas

Region: Asia

Industries: petroleum and natural gas, textiles, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, food, tourism

Agriculture: rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra; poultry, beef, pork, eggs

Resources: petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver

Labor Force: 108.2 million (2006 est.)
agriculture: 43.3% industry: 18% services: 38.7% (2004 est.)

Exports: $102.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber

Imports: $77.73 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs

Overview: Indonesia, a vast polyglot nation, has struggled to overcome the Asian financial crisis, and still grapples with high poverty and unemployment, inadequate infrastructure, endemic corruption, a fragile banking sector, a poor investment climate, and unequal resource distribution among regions. The country continues the slow work of rebuilding from the devastating December 2004 tsunami and from an earthquake in central Java in May 2006 that caused over $3 billion in damage and losses. Declining oil production and lack of new exploration investment turned Indonesia into a net oil importer in 2004. The cost of subsidizing domestic fuel placed increasing strain on the budget in 2005, and combined with indecisive monetary policy, contributed to a run on the currency in August, prompting the government to enact a 126% average fuel price hike in October. The resulting inflation and interest rate hikes dampened growth through mid-2006, while large increases in rice prices pushed millions more people under the national poverty line. Economic reformers introduced three policy packages in 2006 to improve the investment climate, infrastructure, and the financial sector, but translating them into reality has not been easy. Keys to future growth remain internal reform, building up the confidence of international and domestic investors, and strong global economic growth.

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In 2007 Missouri exported $26,862,308 in goods to Indonesia. This ranks Indonesia 44^th among the 223 international buyers of Missouri goods. Missouri exports to Indonesia increased from the previous year by $1,892,794 a change of 7.58%. State exports to Indonesia have increased over the last 5 years by $4,408,685 a change of 19.63%. Missouri exports account for .20%. of all 2007 US exports to Indonesia.