Indonesia Population: 230 000 000 Life Expectancy: 71.0 Years Fertility
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Indonesia
Population: 230 000 000 Life expectancy: 71.0 years Fertility rate: 2.34 children/woman School life expectancy: 16 years Religion: Islam (86.1%), Protestant (5.7%), Catholic (3%), Hindu (1.8%), Other (3.4%) Persistent problems in Indonesia include poverty, corruption at the government and business level, terrorism, natural disasters and the persecution of believers.
Concerns Terrorism Indonesia has been used as a base of operation by terrorist groups such as Jemiaah Islamiah, an Al Qaeda linked group. It has suffered, as a result, with the infamous Bali bomb blast of 2002 and recent bomb blast at the J.W. Marriot Hotel. Some headway has been made in this regard with the disabling of some of the masterminds in recent months. Corruption Indonesia has widespread corruption at both the business and government level. It has affected both foreign investor confidence, as well as the local people who are abused by better connected firms that do business near their living areas. A botched drilling attempt at the Sidoarjo gas well resulted in a mudflow that displaced a whole village. Natural disasters Indonesia is located along the Pacific ring of fire. This means that it gets a lot of earthquakes and volcano activity, although not evenly spread throughout the country. The tsunami that ravaged northern Sumatra in 2004 also left a large amount of damage to the area, which has not been completely restored. Religious Tension In certain areas of Indonesia, there have been conflicts between Christians and Muslims living in the area. On various occasions, in cities like Poso, churches have been attacked and razed. Poverty Despite Indonesia being the largest economy in South East Asia, many people still live in poverty. 49% of the population live on less than USD$2 a day.
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Pray for the integrity of police officers, politicians and judges as they fight for a better society. Pray for the people who suffer the ill effects of corruption, but are powerless to stop it. Pray for the believers who suffer persecution in this Muslim-majority nation, that the Lord will grant them peace and keep them secure from the threats that seek to harm them. Pray that the believers undergoing persecution will still be a shining witness to the Lord in this trying environment. Pray for those who have suffered losses in earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis.
Head of Government: Prime Minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born 9 September 1949) is an Indonesian retired military general and the sixth and current President of Indonesia. Yudhoyono won the 2004 Indonesian presidential election defeating incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri. He was reelected with an outright majority in the 2009 elections. Before his presidency, Yudhoyono held various ministerial positions within the Indonesian government. His most recent post was as the Coordinating Minister of Political and Security Affairs, where he was praised for his capture of the people responsible for the Bali bomb blast. Yudhoyono’s period in power has been rather turbulent given the terrorist attacks and the tsunami that struck Indonesia. On the economic front, he has sought to decrease poverty by allocating more funds from 11 trillion rupiah in 2004 to 51 trillion rupiah in 2007. He has also led Indonesia into a freetrade agreements with Japan.
Vice President: Jusuf Kalla Muhammad Jusuf Kalla (born Watampone, South Sulawesi; May 15, 1942) is Vice President of Indonesia and the current Chairman of the Golkar Party. Before assuming the vice presidency, Kalla took command of his father’s business and expanded it to cover a wider range of industries. As Kalla leads a party (Golkar) with a greater majority with Yudhoyono’s PD party, there have been indications of a rivalry for power brewing him and Yudhoyono.
Population: 230 000 000 Life expectancy: 71.0 years Fertility rate: 2.34 children/woman School life expectancy: 16 years Religion: Islam (86.1%), Protestant (5.7%), Catholic (3%), Hindu (1.8%), Other (3.4%) Persistent problems in Indonesia include poverty, corruption at the government and business level, terrorism, natural disasters and the persecution of believers.
Concerns Terrorism Indonesia has been used as a base of operation by terrorist groups such as Jemiaah Islamiah, an Al Qaeda linked group. It has suffered, as a result, with the infamous Bali bomb blast of 2002 and recent bomb blast at the J.W. Marriot Hotel. Some headway has been made in this regard with the disabling of some of the masterminds in recent months. Corruption Indonesia has widespread corruption at both the business and government level. It has affected both foreign investor confidence, as well as the local people who are abused by better connected firms that do business near their living areas. A botched drilling attempt at the Sidoarjo gas well resulted in a mudflow that displaced a whole village. Natural disasters Indonesia is located along the Pacific ring of fire. This means that it gets a lot of earthquakes and volcano activity, although not evenly spread throughout the country. The tsunami that ravaged northern Sumatra in 2004 also left a large amount of damage to the area, which has not been completely restored. Religious Tension In certain areas of Indonesia, there have been conflicts between Christians and Muslims living in the area. On various occasions, in cities like Poso, churches have been attacked and razed. Poverty Despite Indonesia being the largest economy in South East Asia, many people still live in poverty. 49% of the population live on less than USD$2 a day.
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Pray for the integrity of police officers, politicians and judges as they fight for a better society. Pray for the people who suffer the ill effects of corruption, but are powerless to stop it. Pray for the believers who suffer persecution in this Muslim-majority nation, that the Lord will grant them peace and keep them secure from the threats that seek to harm them. Pray that the believers undergoing persecution will still be a shining witness to the Lord in this trying environment. Pray for those who have suffered losses in earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis.
Head of Government: Prime Minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born 9 September 1949) is an Indonesian retired military general and the sixth and current President of Indonesia. Yudhoyono won the 2004 Indonesian presidential election defeating incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri. He was reelected with an outright majority in the 2009 elections. Before his presidency, Yudhoyono held various ministerial positions within the Indonesian government. His most recent post was as the Coordinating Minister of Political and Security Affairs, where he was praised for his capture of the people responsible for the Bali bomb blast. Yudhoyono’s period in power has been rather turbulent given the terrorist attacks and the tsunami that struck Indonesia. On the economic front, he has sought to decrease poverty by allocating more funds from 11 trillion rupiah in 2004 to 51 trillion rupiah in 2007. He has also led Indonesia into a freetrade agreements with Japan.
Vice President: Jusuf Kalla Muhammad Jusuf Kalla (born Watampone, South Sulawesi; May 15, 1942) is Vice President of Indonesia and the current Chairman of the Golkar Party. Before assuming the vice presidency, Kalla took command of his father’s business and expanded it to cover a wider range of industries. As Kalla leads a party (Golkar) with a greater majority with Yudhoyono’s PD party, there have been indications of a rivalry for power brewing him and Yudhoyono.
