Indonesia People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 176,764,000, including Timor Timur and Irian Jaya (West Irian; July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.1%

Nationality: noun—Indonesian(s); adjective—Indonesian

Ethnic divisions: majority of Malay stock comprising 45.0% Javanese, 14.0% Sundan-ese, 7.5% Madurese, 7.5% coastal Malays, 26.0% other

Religion: 88% Muslim, 6% Protestant, 3% Roman Catholic, 2% Hindu, 1% other

Language: Indonesian (modified form of Malay; official); English and Dutch leading foreign languages; local dialects, the most widely spoken of which is Javanese

Infant mortality rate- 95/1,00011983)

Life expectancy · 54

Literacy: 52%

Labor force. 67 million (1985 est.); 55% agriculture, 10% manufacturing, 4% construction, 3% transport and communications

Organized labor: 3 million members (claimed); est. 5% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Indonesia on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Indonesia 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Indonesia 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.