FACTS

Location: Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

Area (only Total) total: 1,919,440 sq km

Climate: tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands

Terrain: mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains

Population: 237,512,355 (July 2008 est.)

Main Language (only first): Bahasa Indonesia

Government type: republic

Capital (Name): Jakarta

Capital (Time Difference): UTC+7

Independence: 17 August 1945 (declared))

National holiday: Independence Day, 17 August (1945)

HOLIDAYS

January 1 New Year's Day

February 7 Chinese New Year#

January 10 Islamic New Year*

March 20 Prophet's Birthday*

March 21 Good Friday

April 21 Kartini Day

May 1 Ascension

July 23 National Children's Day

July 31 Ascension of Mohammed

August 17 Indonesian Independence Day

October 1 Eid Al Fitr*

December 8 Eid Al Adha*

December 25 Christmas Day

*Muslim

**Hindu and Buddhist

# Chinese New Year is not a bank holiday. Chinese community shops close on this date for 1 or 2 days.

Holidays occurring on a weekend are not moved.

Weekend - Saturday, Sunday