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<text id=93CT0658>
<title>
Indonesia--Government
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Indonesia
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Republic of Indonesia</l>
<l> conventional short form: Indonesia</l>
<l> local long form: Republik Indonesia</l>
<l> local short form: Indonesia</l>
<l> former name: Netherlands East Indies; Dutch East Indies</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: ID
</p>
<p>Type: republic
</p>
<p>Capital: Jakarta
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 24 provinces (propinsi-propinsi, singular
- propinsi), 2 special regions* (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular -
daerah istimewa), and 1 special capital city district** (daerah
khusus ibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Bengkulu, Irian Jaya, Jakarta Raya**,
Jambi, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur, Kalimantan Barat,
Kalimantan Selatan, Kalimantan Tengah, Kalimantan Timur, Lampung,
Maluku, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Riau, Sulawesi
Selatan, Sulawesi Tengah, Sulawesi Tenggara, Sulawesi Utara, Sumatera
Barat, Sumatera Selatan, Sumatera Utara, Timor Timur, Yogyakarta*
</p>
<p>Independence: 17 August 1945 (proclaimed independence; on 27
December 1949, Indonesia became legally independent from the
Netherlands)
</p>
<p>Constitution: August 1945, abrogated by Federal Constitution of
1949 and Provisional Constitution of 1950, restored 5 July 1959
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on Roman-Dutch law, substantially modified by
indigenous concepts and by new criminal procedures code; has not
accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
</p>
<p>National holiday: Independence Day, 17 August (1945)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: GOLKAR (quasi-official party based
on functional groups), Lt. Gen. (Ret.) WAHONO, general chairman;
Indonesia Democracy Party (PDI - federation of former Nationalist and
Christian Parties), SOERYADI, chairman; Development Unity Party (PPP,
federation of former Islamic parties), Ismail Hasan METAREUM,
chairman
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 17 years of age; universal and married persons regardless
of age
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> House of Representatives: last held on 8 June 1992 (next to be
held NA 1997); results - GOLKAR 68%, PPP 17%, PDI 15%; seats - (500
total, 400 elected, 100 appointed) GOLKAR 282, PPP 62, PDI 56
</p>
<p>Executive branch: president, vice president, Cabinet
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral House of Representatives (Dewan
Perwakilan Rakyat or DPR); note - the People's Consultative Assembly
(Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat or MPR) includes the DPR plus 500
indirectly elected members who meet every five years to elect the
president and vice president and, theoretically, to determine
national policy
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung)
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State and Head of Government: President Gen. (Ret.)
SOEHARTO (since 27 March 1968); Vice President Gen. (Ret.) Try
SUTRISNO (since 11 March 1993)
</p>
<p>Member of: APEC, AsDB, ASEAN, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-15, G-19,
G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, ILO,
IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO,
ITU, LORCS, NAM, OIC, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIKOM,
UNOSOM, UNTAC, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Abdul Rachman RAMLY</l>
<l> chancery: 2020 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20036</l>
<l> telephone: (202) 775-5200</l>
<l> consulates general: Houston, New York, and Los Angeles</l>
<l> consulates: Chicago and San Francisco</l>
</list>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Robert L. BARRY</l>
<l> embassy: Medan Merdeka Selatan 5, Jakarta</l>
<l> mailing address: APO AP 96520</l>
<l> telephone: [62] (21) 360-360</l>
<l> FAX: [62] (21) 360-644</l>
<l> consulates: Medan, Surabaya</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to
the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the flag of
Poland, which is white (top) and red
</p></body></article></text>