Netherlands Indies
(up to 1945)
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Capital: |
Batavia (Jakarta) |
Population: |
245,452,739 |
Land Area: |
1,919,440 sq km (741,099 sq miles) |
Land Division: |
30 Provinces, 2 Special Regions
(Aceh and Yogyakarta), and 1
Capital City District (Batavia)
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Currency: |
Netherlands Indies Gulden |
Languages: |
Bahasa Indonesia (Official,
modified form of Malay), English,
Dutch, local dialects, the most
widely spoken of which is Javanese
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National Day: |
None |
Religions: |
Muslim (88%), Protestant, others
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Ethnicity: |
Javanese 45%, Sundanese 14%,
Madurese 7.5%, coastal Malays
7.5%, other 26%
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