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  • Population.....................................................................241,973,879 (July 2005 est.)
  • Population growth rate ..............................................................1.45% (2005 est.)
  • Birth rate....................................................20.71 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Death rate...................................................6.25 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Net migration rate................................0.0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Ethnic groups........Javanese 45%, Sundanese 14%, Madurese 7.5%, coastal Malays 7.5%, other 26%
Country Profile
Indonesia's Labor Looks Abroad
A classic labor-surplus nation, Indonesia sends thousands of low-skilled workers every year to countries in the Middle East and elsewhere in Asia, particularly neighboring Malaysia. Graeme Hugo of the University of Adelaide provides an updated look at this and other migration trends in the world's fourth most populous country.

Assessing the Tsunami's Effects on Migration

Fighting in Aceh Brings Fears of Displacement
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Neighboring Countries

Australia
East Timor
Philippines
Malaysia
Singapore
Papua New Guinea
Palau
Other Resources

Statistics Indonesia
http://www.bps.go.id/

Indonesian Central Bank
http://www.bi.go.id/

US Census Bureau International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
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