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Population: 212 941 810 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 31% (male 33 311 867; female 32 361 468)

15-64 years: 65% (male 69 215 722; female 69 578 527)

65 years and over: 4% (male 3 744 314; female 4 729 912) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.49% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 23.1 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 8.22 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 59.23 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 62.49 years

male: 60.28 years

female: 64.81 years (1998 est.)

Nationality:

noun: Indonesian(s)

adjective: Indonesian

Ethnic groups: Javanese 45% Sundanese 14% Madurese 7.5% coastal Malays 7.5% other 26%

Religions: Muslim 87% Protestant 6% Roman Catholic 3% Hindu 2% Buddhist 1% other 1% (1985)

Languages: Bahasa Indonesia (official modified form of Malay) English Dutch local dialects the most widely spoken of which is Javanese