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The BPS Web site  (http://www.bps.go.id/)
Extensive compilation of demographic, economic, agricultural, industrical, resources statistics available by subject, geographical region, or censuses. An entire section on macroeconomic statistics. Provides overview of Statistics Indonesia (BPS), an executive department of the government of Indonesia, with news, listing of regional offices, glossary of statistical terms, and links to other statistical sources.

Country Profile: Indonesia  (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Indonesia.pdf)
Prepared by the Library of Congress' Federal Research Division, the Indonesia country profile offers brief, summarized information on the country's historical background, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and politics, and national security.

Country Profile: Indonesia  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country%5Fprofiles/1260544.stm)
Run by the British Broadcasting Corporation, this web page provides basic information about Indonesia including its population, exports, religion, leaders, and media.

Cybermap of Jakarta  (http://cybermap.cbn.net.id/)
This web site provides maps of Jakarta showing the locations of apartments, ATMs, schools, hotels, office buildings, hospitals and more. There is also a list of telephone numbers for taxicabs.

Indonesia, a country study  (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/idtoc.html)
Presents information on Indonesia, provided by the U.S. Library of Congress. Includes information on Indonesia's geography, economy, society, transportation, communications, government, politics, and national security. Discusses the country's history, ethnic groups, religion, international trade, land use, foreign affairs, and armed forces.

Indonesian Institute of Sciences  (http://www.lipi.go.id/)
The Indonesian Institute of Sciences is a government body charged with regulating and promoting scientific research in Indonesia. Its web site contains information about the organization as well as the types of scientific research being undertaken in contemporary Indonesia. In Indonesian.

Java Atlas Home page  (http://www.ggr.ulaval.ca/atlas%5FJ/JavaE.html)
Run out of Laval University, this website provides detailed information about Java. There are pages about agriculture, culture, history, population, religions, resources, transportation and urbans issues as well as numerous maps.

Kota Samarinda  (http://www.samarinda.go.id/)
Run by the municipal government, the exceptional site provides a great deal of information about the city of Samarinda, the capital of Kalimantan Timur. It has pages about government, business, culture, statistics, and current events as well as photos and maps.

U.S. State Department Background Notes  (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/)
U.S. State Department Background Notes are factual publications that include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.

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