Trend of Population Change and its Impact on the Environment - INDONESIA

Indonesia is located across the equator and stretch from Sumatra in the west to Iranian Jaya in the east, or from Sabang to Merauke (Dari Sabang Ke Merauke). Its geographic coordinates are 5 00 S, 120 00 E .The total area is 1,919,440 sq km. But interestingly only 20% consists of land, the rest is water. The number of islands in the Indonesian archipelago is disputed, but a commonly cited figure is 13,667, of which about 6000 are inhabited. Its capital is Jakarta.

Indonesia is regarded as the forth most populated country in the world. At present its total population is about 228,437,870 (July 2000 est.) and its population growth rate is 1.6% (2001 est.) Among this huge population 88% are Muslims,
Indonesian climate is tropical; hot, humid: more moderate in highlands.

Methodology

Our total study is mainly based on secondary data .We collected the data from statistical yearbook and web page related to Indonesia. From those data we tried to analyze the overall picture by tabl...