Indonesia

The Republic of Indonesia is located in the Malay Archipelago, the world's largest archipelago, between Indochina and Australia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the most populous Muslim-majority nation in the world and the fourth most populous overall. It has had free elections since the 1998 Revolution which led to the resignation of President Suharto, who came to power in 1965.

Provinces

Currently, Indonesia has 33 provinces (of those, 2 are special territories and 1 capital city territory). The provinces are subdivided in districts, which are in turn split up in sub-districts and municipalities. The provinces are:

Related Topics:
Province - District - Sub-district - Municipalities

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Bali,

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Bangka-Belitung,

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Banten,

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Bengkulu,

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Central Java,

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Central Kalimantan,

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Central Sulawesi,

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East Java,

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East Kalimantan,

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East Nusa Tenggara,

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South Sumatra,

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Gorontalo,

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Jambi,

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Lampung,

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Maluku,

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North Maluku,

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North Sulawesi,

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North Sumatra,

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Papua (Irian Jaya),

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Riau,

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Riau Kepulauan,

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South East Sulawesi,

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South Kalimantan,

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South Sulawesi,

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West Irian Jaya,

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West Java,

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West Kalimantan,

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West Nusa Tenggara,

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West Sulawesi,

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West Sumatra

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The special territories (daerah istimewa) are Aceh (or Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam) and Yogyakarta. Special territories have more autonomy from the central government than other territories, and as a result they have unique legislative privileges: the Acehnese government has the right to create an independent legal system and instituted a form of sharia (Islamic Law) in 2003; Yogyakarta remains a sultanate whose sultan (currently the wildly popular Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X) is the territory's de facto governor for life.

Related Topics:
Aceh - Yogyakarta

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The capital city territory is Jakarta. Though Jakarta is a single city, it is administered much as any other Indonesian province. For example, Jakarta has a governor (instead of a mayor), and is divided into several sub-regions with their own administrative systems.

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East Timor was a province of Indonesia from its annexation in 1976 until Indonesia relinquished sovereignty in 1999. Following a period of transitional administration by the UN, it became an independent state in 2002.

Related Topics:
East Timor - 1999 - Transitional administration - 2002

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