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Formal Name: Republic of Indonesia (Republik Indonesia Indonesia coined from Greek indos--India--and nesos--island).

Short Form: Indonesia.

Term for Citizens: Indonesian(s).

Capital: Jakarta (Special Capital City Region of Jakarta).

Date of Independence: Proclaimed August 17, 1945, from the Netherlands. The Hague recognized Indonesian sovereignty on December 27, 1949.

National Holiday: Independence Day, August 17.

Data as of November 1992