Indonesia

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Official Name
Republic of Indonesia
Population Full

266,912,000 (2019 census)

Principal Languages
Indonesian
Literacy Rate
96% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1967), CPPDCE (2012), CSICH (2007), ICCPR (2006), UNCRPD (2011), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Adelaar 1995, Barr et al 1979, Blust 2013, Campbell and King 2011, Fox 1991, Gray et al 2009, Grimes 1994, Grimes 1995, Grimes et al 1997, Himmelmann 2001, Hudson 1978, Martens 1989, Noorduyn 1991, Ross 2005, Wumbu et al 1986, Wurm and Hattori 1981
Deaf Population
2,000,000 or more (1993)
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Indonesia is 723. Of these, 711 are living and 12 are extinct. Of the living languages, 705 are indigenous and 6 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 19 are institutional, 82 are developing, 170 are vigorous, 360 are in trouble, and 80 are dying. Also listed are 4 unestablished languages.