Indonesian Government

Country name: conventional long form: Republicof Indonesia conventional shortform: Indonesia local long form:Republik Indonesia local shortform: Indonesia former:Netherlands East Indies, DutchEast IndiesGovernment type: republicCapital: name: Jakarta geographiccoordinates: 6 10 S, 106 49 Etime difference: UTC+7 (12 hoursahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time) note: Indonesia isdivided into three time zonesAdministrative divisions: 30 provinces (provinsi-provinsi,singular - provinsi), 2 specialregions* (daerah-daerahistimewa, singular - daerahistimewa), and 1 special capitalcity district** (daerah khususibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Banten,Bengkulu, Gorontalo, JakartaRaya**, Jambi, Jawa Barat, JawaTengah, Jawa Timur, KalimantanBarat, Kalimantan Selatan,Kalimantan Tengah, KalimantanTimur, Kepulauan BangkaBelitung, Kepulauan Riau,Lampung, Maluku, Maluku Utara,Nusa Tenggara Barat, NusaTenggara Timur, Papua, PapuaBarat, Riau, Sulawesi Barat,Sulawesi Selatan, SulawesiTengah, Sulawesi Tenggara,Sulawesi Utara, Sumatera Barat,Sumatera Selatan, SumateraUtara, Yogyakarta* note:following the implementation ofdecentralization beginning on 1January 2001, the 465 regenciesand municipalities have becomethe key administrative unitsresponsible for providing mostgovernment servicesIndependence: 17 August 1945 (declared); 27December 1949 (by theNetherlands) note: in August2005, the Netherlandsannounced it recognized de factoIndonesian independence on 17August 1945National holiday: Independence Day, 17 August(1945)Constitution: August 1945; abrogated byFederal Constitution of 1949 andProvisional Constitution of 1950,restored 5 July 1959; series ofamendments concluded in 2002Legal system: based on Roman-Dutch law,substantially modified byindigenous concepts and by newcriminal procedures and electioncodes; has not acceptedcompulsory ICJ jurisdictionSuffrage: 17 years of age; universal andmarried persons regardless ofageExecutive branch: chief of state: President SusiloBambang YUDHOYONO (since 20October 2004); Vice PresidentBOEDIONO (since 20 October2009); note - the president isboth the chief of state and headof government head ofgovernment: President SusiloBambang YUDHOYONO (since 20October 2004); Vice PresidentBOEDIONO (since 20 October 2009)cabinet: Cabinet appointed bythe president elections:president and vice president areelected for five-year terms(eligible for a second term) bydirect vote of the citizenry; lastheld on 8 July 2009 (next to beheld in 2014) election results:Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONOelected president; percent ofvote - Susilo BambangYUDHOYONO 60.8%, MEGAWATISukarnoputri 26.8%, Jusuf KALLA12.4%Legislative branch: People's Consultative Assembly(Majelis PermusyawaratanRakyat or MPR) is the upperhouse, consists of members ofDPR and DPD, has role ininaugurating and impeaching thepresident and in amending theconstitution, does not formulatenational policy; House ofRepresentatives or DewanPerwakilan Rakyat (DPR) (560seats, members elected to servefive-year terms), formulates andpasses legislation at the nationallevel; House of RegionalRepresentatives (DewanPerwakilan Daerah or DPD),constitutionally mandated roleincludes providing legislativeinput to DPR on issues affectingregions elections: last held 9 April2009 (next to be held in 2014)election results: percent of voteby party - PD 20.9%, GOLKAR14.5%, PDI-P 14.0%, PKS 7.9%,PAN 6.0%, PPP 5.3%, PKB 4.9%,GERINDRA 4.5%, HANURA 3.8%,others 18.2%; seats by party -PD 148, GOLKAR 107, PDI-P 94,PKS 57, PAN 46, PPP 37, PKB 28,GERINDRA 26, HANURA 17 note: 29other parties received less than2.5% of the vote so did notobtain any seats; because ofelection rules, the number ofseats won does not alwaysfollow the percentage of votesreceived by partiesJudicial branch: Supreme Court or MahkamahAgung is the final court of appealbut does not have the power ofjudicial review (justices areappointed by the president froma list of candidates selected bythe legislature); in March 2004the Supreme Court assumedadministrative and financialresponsibility for the lower courtsystem from the Ministry ofJustice and Human Rights;Constitutional Court orMahkamah Konstitusi (investedby the president on 16 August2003) has the power of judicialreview, jurisdiction over theresults of a general election, andreviews actions to dismiss apresident from office; LaborCourt under supervision ofSupreme Court began functioningin January 2006; the Anti-Corruption Court has jurisdictionover corruption cases broughtby the independent CorruptionEradication CommissionPolitical parties and leaders: Democrat Party or PD [HadiUTOMO]; Functional Groups Partyor GOLKAR [Aburizal BAKRIE];Great Indonesia Movement Partyor GERINDRA [SUHARDI]; IndonesiaDemocratic Party-Struggle orPDI-P [MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri];National Awakening Party or PKB[Muhaiman ISKANDAR]; NationalMandate Party or PAN [SutrisnoBACHIR]; People's ConscienceParty or HANURA [WIRANTO];Prosperous Justice Party or PKS[Luthfi Hasan SHAQ]; UnitedDevelopment Party or PPP[Suryadharma ALI]Political pressure groupsand leaders: Commission for the "Disappeared"and Victims of Violence orKontraS; Indonesia CorruptionWatch or ICW; Indonesian Forumfor the Environment or WALHI;Islamic Defenders Front or FPI;People's Democracy Fortress orBenderaInternational organizationparticipation: ADB, APEC, APT, ARF, ASEAN, BIS,CICA (observer), CP, EAS, FAO,G-15, G-20, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS,IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol,IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO,ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OIC,OPCW, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID,UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL,UNMIL, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCL,WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTODiplomatic representation inthe US: chief of mission: AmbassadorSUDJADNAN Parnohadiningratchancery: 2020 MassachusettsAvenue NW, Washington, DC20036 telephone: [1] (202)775-5200 FAX: [1] (202) 775-5365consulate(s) general: Chicago,Houston, Los Angeles, New York,San FranciscoDiplomatic representationfrom the US: chief of mission: AmbassadorCameron R. HUME embassy: Jalan1 Medan Merdeka Selatan 4-5,Jakarta 10110 mailing address:Unit 8129, Box 1, FPO AP 96520telephone: [62] (21) 3435-9000FAX: [62] (21) 3435-9922consulate(s) general: Surabaya