!!!Indonesia: Government
||Country name|''conventional long form'': Republic of Indonesia \\ ''conventional short form'': Indonesia \\ ''local long form'': Republik Indonesia \\ ''local short form'': Indonesia \\ ''former'': Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies \\ ''etymology'': the name is an 18th-century construct of two Greek words, "Indos" (India) and "nesoi" (islands), meaning "Indian islands" \\ 
||Government type|presidential republic
||Capital|Jakarta[{GoogleMap location='Jakarta' zoom='6'}] \\ ''geographic coordinates'': 6 10 S, 106 49 E \\ ''time difference'': UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) \\  \\ ''__note__'': Indonesia has three time zones \\ 
||Administrative divisions|31 provinces (provinsi-provinsi, singular - provinsi), 1 autonomous province*, 1 special region** (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular - daerah istimewa), and 1 national capital district*** (daerah khusus ibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Banten, Bengkulu, Gorontalo, Jakarta Raya***, Jambi, Jawa Barat (West Java), Jawa Tengah (Central Java), Jawa Timur (East Java), Kalimantan Barat (West Kalimantan), Kalimantan Selatan (South Kalimantan), Kalimantan Tengah (Central Kalimantan), Kalimantan Timur (East Kalimantan), Kalimantan Utara (North Kalimantan), Kepulauan Bangka Belitung (Bangka Belitung Islands), Kepulauan Riau (Riau Islands), Lampung, Maluku, Maluku Utara (North Maluku), Nusa Tenggara Barat (West Nusa Tenggara), Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara), Papua, Papua Barat (West Papua), Riau, Sulawesi Barat (West Sulawesi), Sulawesi Selatan (South Sulawesi), Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi), Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi), Sulawesi Utara (North Sulawesi), Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra), Sumatera Selatan (South Sumatra), Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra), Yogyakarta** \\ ''__note__'': following the implementation of decentralization beginning on 1 January 2001, regencies and municipalities have become the key administrative units responsible for providing most government services \\ 
||Independence|17 August 1945 (declared)
||National holiday|Independence Day, 17 August (1945)
||Constitution|drafted July to August 1945, effective 17 August 1945, abrogated by 1949 and 1950 constitutions, 1945 constitution restored 5 July 1959; amended several times, last in 2002; note - an amendment  on "national character building and national consciousness awareness" was pending parliamentary review in early 2016 (2016)
||Legal system|civil law system based on the Roman-Dutch model and influenced by customary law
||International law organization participation|has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
||Citizenship|''citizenship by birth'': no \\ ''citizenship by descent only'': at least one parent must be a citizen of Indonesia \\ ''dual citizenship recognized'': no \\ ''residency requirement for naturalization'': 5 continuous years \\ 
||Suffrage|17 years of age; universal and married persons regardless of age
||Executive branch|''chief of state'': President Joko WIDODO (since 20 October 2014); Vice President Jusuf KALLA (since 20 October 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government \\ ''head of government'': President Joko WIDODO (since 20 October 2014); Vice President Jusuf KALLA (since 20 October 2014) \\ ''cabinet'': Cabinet appointed by the president \\ ''elections/appointments'': president and vice president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 9 July 2014 (next to be held in 2019) \\ ''election results'': Joko WiDODO elected president; percent of vote - Joko WIDODO (PDI-P) 53.2%, PRABOWO Subianto (GERINDRA) 46.8% \\ 
||Legislative branch|''description'': bicameral People's Consultative Assembly or Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat consists of the Regional Representative Council or Dewan Perwakilan Daerah (132 seats; non-partisan members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (560 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by single non-transferable vote to serve 5-year terms) \\ ''elections'': last held on 9 April 2014 (next to be held in 2019) \\ ''election results'': House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDI-P 19%, Golkar 15%, Gerindra 12%, PD 10%, PKB 9%, PAN 8%, PKS 7%, NasDem 7%, PPP 7%, Hanura 5%; seats by party - PDI-P 109, Golkar 91, Gerindra 73, PD 61, PAN 49, PKB 47, PKS 40, NasDem 35, PPP 39, Hanura 16 \\  \\ ''__note__'': 29 other parties received less than the 2.5% vote threshold and failed to win so did not obtain any seats; because of election rules, the number of seats won does not always follow the percentage of votes received by parties \\ 
||Judicial branch|''highest court(s)'': Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (51 judges divided into 8 chambers); Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi (consists of 9 judges) \\ ''judge selection and term of office'': Supreme Court judges nominated by Judicial Commission, appointed by president with concurrence of parliament; judges serve until retirement at age 65; Constitutional Court judges - 3 nominated by president, 3 by Supreme Court, and 3 by parliament; judges appointed by the president; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 70 \\ ''subordinate courts'': High Courts of Appeal, district courts, religious courts \\ 
||Political parties and leaders|Democrat Party or PD (Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO) \\ Functional Groups Party or GOLKAR (Aburizal BAKRIE) \\ Great Indonesia Movement Party or GERINDRA (PRABOWO Subianto Djojohadikusumo) \\ Indonesia Democratic Party-Struggle or PDI-P (MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri) \\ National Awakening Party or PKB (Muhaiman ISKANDAR) \\ National Mandate Party or PAN (Hatta RAJASA) \\ People's Conscience Party or HANURA (WIRANTO) \\ Prosperous Justice Party or PKS (Anis MATTA) \\ United Development Party or PPP (NA)
||Political pressure groups and leaders|Commission for the "Disappeared" and Victims of Violence or KontraS \\ Indonesia Corruption Watch or ICW \\ Indonesian Forum for the Environment or WALHI
||International organization participation|ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, CD, CICA (observer), CP, D-8, EAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-11, G-15, G-20, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OECD (Enhanced Engagement, OIC, OPCW, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
||Diplomatic representation in the US|''chief of mission'': Ambassador Budi BOWOLEKSONO (since 21 May 2014) \\ ''chancery'': 2020 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036 \\ ''telephone'': (1) (202) 775-5200 \\ ''FAX'': (1) (202) 775-5365 \\ ''consulate(s) general'': Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco \\ 
||Diplomatic representation from the US|''chief of mission'': Ambassador Robert O. BLAKE, Jr. (since 30 January 2014) \\ ''embassy'': Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan 3-5, Jakarta 10110 \\ ''mailing address'': Unit 8129, Box 1, FPO AP 96520 \\ ''telephone'': (62) (21) 3435-9000 \\ ''FAX'': (62) (21) 386-2259 \\ ''consulate general'': Surabaya \\ ''consulate'': Medan \\ ''consular agency'': Bali \\ 
||Flag description|two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; the colors derive from the banner of the Majapahit Empire of the 13th-15th centuries; red symbolizes courage, white represents purity \\ ''__note__'': similar to the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the flag of Poland, which is white (top) and red \\ 
||National symbol(s)|garuda (mythical bird); national colors: red, white
||National anthem|''name'': "Indonesia Raya" (Great Indonesia) \\ ''lyrics/music'': Wage Rudolf SOEPRATMAN \\  \\ ''__note__'': adopted 1945 \\