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country profile. Indonesia. geography. 13,500 islands. population. Population: 234.9 million (UK: 60 million) Density: 122 per square km (UK: 245/square km) Population density of Java: 951 per square km. religion. Muslim 80.3% Christian 16% Hindu 1.9% Animist 1% Chinese 0.5%
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country profile Indonesia
geography • 13,500 islands
population Population: 234.9 million (UK: 60 million) Density: 122 per square km (UK: 245/square km) Population density of Java: 951 per square km
religion • Muslim 80.3% • Christian 16% • Hindu 1.9% • Animist 1% • Chinese 0.5% • Buddhist 0.3% • [Operation World]
history • Mix of influences and religions • Strong trade links: Spice Islands • 350 years ofDutch colonialism • 1945: Independence • 1965: Communist uprisings; President Suharto takes over • Recent historydominated by social and economic upheaval • Late 1990s/early 2000s:religious warfare in Maluku • October 2005:Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) is first directly-elected president