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Indonesia is a republic with a presidential system. As a unitary state, power is concentrated in the national government. Following the resignation of President Suharto in 1998, Indonesian political and governmental structures have undergone major reforms. Four amendments to the 1945 Constitution of Indonesia[36] have revamped the executive, judicial, and legislative branches.[37] The president of Indonesia is the head of state, commander-in-chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces, and the director of domestic governance, policy-making, and foreign affairs. The president appoints a council of ministers, who are not required to be elected members of the legislature. The 2004 presidential election was the first in which the people directly elected the president and vice president.[38] The president serves a maximum of two consecutive five-year terms.[39]
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In 1997, Indonesia had over 200 million people with more than 300 ethnic groups. The age distribution of the population was: under age 15, 39.2 percent, 15 to 59,56.5 percent, and 5.3 percent over age 60, and a population density of 262 per square mile. Life expectancy at birth in 1995 was 59 for males and 63 for females. The 1995 birthrate was twenty-four per 1,000 and the death rate eight per 1,000, for a natural annual increase of 1.6 percent. The infant mortality was sixty-five per 1,000 live births. Indonesia has one hospital bed per 1,643 persons, and one physician per 6,861 persons.
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"This is a devastating tragedy for the people of Indonesia," said Suzanne H. Brooks, the director of CIDI. "Many of the victims were still in the process of rebuilding their lives from previous disasters when this earthquake occurred. Now they truly need help to recover. It is critical that relief workers have the resources they need to respond quickly and effectively to victims' needs. The best way to provide assistance is through cash donations, which allow agencies already on the ground in Indonesia to purchase exactly what is needed help the victims."
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Since 1957, CRS has been working in Indonesia to help rural communities alleviate human suffering, eradicate poverty, and become self-reliant. In response to the 2004 earthquake and tsunami, CRS' presence in Indonesia extended to Aceh, where more than 160,000 people were killed or missing after the catastrophe and more than 800,000 people were left homeless. CRS' rehabilitation effort in Aceh is the organization's largest recovery effort in its 63-year history.
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In keeping with conservative tradition, pornography is illegal throughout Indonesia. However, it is not difficult to find blue or hard-core video material. Some people sell pornographic books, magazines, and pictures, despite their being illegal.
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Many children work in Indonesia. According to the 1990 Population Census of Indonesia, 2.2 million children between the ages of 10 to 14 years, representing about three percent of the total labor force, were economically active.1 This figure does not include child workers below 10 years of age and children involved in domestic work. In July 1993, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare, Azwar Anas, said that 2.24 million children are working in rural areas and a quarter-million children in urban areas.2 The most recent report of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (1994) reported that there are 2.7 million working children aged 10 to 14.3
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