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| Government type | Independent republic |
| Head of State | Head of State: President HE Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Independence |
following Dutch colonial rule Declared: 17 August 1945 Acknowledged: 27 December 1949 |
| Constitution | August 1945; abrogated by Federal Constitution of 1949 and Provisional Constitution of 1950, restored 5 July 1959; series of amendments concluded in 2002. |
| Legal system | Based on Roman-Dutch law, substantially modified by indigenous concepts and by new criminal procedures and election codes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction. |
| Suffrage | 17 years of age; universal and married persons regardless of age |
| Administrative divisions |
30 provinces, 2 special regions and 1 special capital city district. Note: following the implementation of decentralization beginning on 1 January 2001, regencies and municipalities have become the key administrative units responsible for providing most government services. |