<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Indonesia<nl>Government</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Names:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional long form:</hi> Republic of Indonesia
<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional short form:</hi> Indonesia
<item>• <hi format=ital>local long form:</hi> Republik Indonesia
<item>• <hi format=ital>local short form:</hi> Indonesia
<item>• <hi format=ital>former name:</hi> Netherlands East Indies; Dutch East Indies
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<item><hi format=bold>Digraph:</hi> ID
<item><hi format=bold>Type:</hi> republic
<item><hi format=bold>Capital:</hi> Jakarta
<item><hi format=bold>Administrative divisions:</hi> 24 provinces (propinsi-propinsi, singular—propinsi), 2 special regions* (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular—daerah istimewa), and 1 special capital city district** (daerah khusus ibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Bengkulu, Irian Jaya, Jakarta Raya**, Jambi, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur, Kalimantan Barat, Kalimantan Selatan, Kalimantan Tengah, Kalimantan Timur, Lampung, Maluku, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Riau, Sulawesi Selatan, Sulawesi Tengah, Sulawesi Tenggara, Sulawesi Utara, Sumatera Barat, Sumatera Selatan, Sumatera Utara, Timor Timur, Yogyakarta*
<item><hi format=bold>Independence:</hi> 17 August 1945 (proclaimed independence; on 27 December 1949, Indonesia became legally independent from the Netherlands)
<item><hi format=bold>National holiday:</hi> Independence Day, 17 August (1945)
<item><hi format=bold>Constitution:</hi> August 1945, abrogated by Federal Constitution of 1949 and Provisional Constitution of 1950, restored 5 July 1959
<item><hi format=bold>Legal system:</hi> based on Roman-Dutch law, substantially modified by indigenous concepts and by new criminal procedures code; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
<item><hi format=bold>Suffrage:</hi> 17 years of age; universal and married persons regardless of age
<item><hi format=bold>Executive branch:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>chief of state and head of government:</hi> President Gen. (Ret.) SOEHARTO (since 27 March 1968); Vice President Gen. (Ret.) Try SUTRISNO (since 11 March 1993)
<item><hi format=bold>House of Representatives:</hi> (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat or DPR) elections last held on 8 June 1992 (next to be held NA 1997); results—GOLKAR 68%, PPP 17%, PDI 15%; seats—(500 total, 400 elected, 100 military representatives appointed) GOLKAR 282, PPP 62, PDI 56
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<item>• <hi format=ital>note:</hi> the People's Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat or MPR) includes the DPR plus 500 indirectly elected members who meet every five years to elect the president and vice president and, theoretically, to determine national policy
<item><hi format=bold>Political parties and leaders:</hi> GOLKAR (quasi-official party based on functional groups), Lt. Gen. (Ret.) HARMOKO, general chairman; Indonesia Democracy Party (PDI—federation of former Nationalist and Christian Parties), Megawati SUKARNOPUTRI, chairman; Development Unity Party (PPP, federation of former Islamic parties), Ismail Hasan METAREUM, chairman
<item><hi format=bold>Flag:</hi> two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the flag of Poland, which is white (top) and red