INDONESIA
Republic of Indonesia
Republik Indonesia
CAPITAL: Jakarta
FLAG: The national flag, adopted in 1949, consists of a red horizontal stripe above a white stripe.
ANTHEM: Indonesia Raya (Great Indonesia).
MONETARY UNIT: The rupiah (RP) consists of 100 sen. There are coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 rupiahs, and notes of 100, 500, 1,000, 5,000, and 10,000 rupiahs. RP1 = $0.0001149 (or $1 = RP8,700) as of May 2003.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: The metric system is standard.
HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, 1 January; Independence Day, 17 August; Christmas, 25 December. Movable religious holidays include the Prophet's Birthday, Ascension of Muhammad, Good Friday, Ascension Day of Jesus Christ, the end of Ramadan, 'Id al-Fitr, 'Id al-'Adha', and the 1st of Muharram (Muslim New Year).
TIME: Western, 7 PM = noon GMT; Central, 8 PM = noon GMT; Eastern, 9 PM = noon GMT.
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Indonesia has no territories or colonies.
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