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Indonesian
Market
Indonesia is an archipelago in Southeast Asia consisting of 17,
Indonesia
is an archipelago in Southeast Asia
consisting of 17,000 islands (6,000 inhabited) and straddling the
equator. Currently Indonesia has 33 provinces. The largest islands
are Sumatra, Java (the most populous), Bali, Kalimantan (Indonesia's
part of Borneo), Sulawesi (Celebes), the Nusa Tenggara islands, the
Moluccas Islands, and Irian Jaya (also called West Papua), the
western part of New Guinea. Indonesia has Its neighbor to the north
is Malaysia and to the east is Papua New Guinea. Is the world's
largest archipelago, between Indonesia and Australia, between the
Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Total population in Indonesia is 245.452.739 (2006
est.) makes Indonesia becomes one of the largest population after
China and India. The capital city in Indonesia is Jakarta, also the
largest city in Indonesia devided into 4 regions, Center Jakarta,
North Jakarta, South Jakarta, East Jakarta and West Jakarta. With GDP
(2005 est.) $ 901.7 billion; per capita $ 3.700. Economic growth
target for 2007 6.3%
Crude oil and natural gas are Indonesia's most
valuable natural resources and have long been its major source of
export revenue, but declines in production since the 1990s made the
nation a net importer of oil in 2004. Agriculture accounts for about
16% of the GDP and employs over 40% of the labor force. Indonesia is
one of the world's major rubber producers; other plantation crops
include sugarcane, coffee, tea, tobacco, palm oil, cinchona, cloves,
cocoa, sisal, coconuts, and spices.
With huge population mentioned above Indonesia has
been regarded as a huge potential market. The pharmaceutical
industry represent one of many industrial sectors in the country. The
pharmaceutical industry in Indonesia has been established
compared with other industries in the country. It has particularly
developed since 1955 when there were several pharmaceutical plants in
the country. It then began to grow significantly in the 1960s,
(Michigan University of Business School). Research shown that
there are 65.000 General Practicioner , and there area 33.000
Dentists in Indonesia , for ENTs, Indonesia has 578 doctors and for
Oral Surgery Indonesia has 250 doctors. The research shows that
pharmaceutical market could be developed more in years to come.
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