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For just over a year in the 1960s, an Indonesian carrying ordinary national banknotes across his own country could not legally spend them. To shield the strong currencies it had just inherited, Jakarta issued two separate, ring-fenced rupiahs for the Riau Archipelago (1963-1964) and West Irian (1963-1973) - and deliberately barred the mainland rupiah from circulating there. When the regions were finally folded into the national currency, the exchange rates told the story: one Riau rupiah was worth 14.7 national rupiah, and one West Irian rupiah nearly 19. Few countries have ever made their own money foreign on their own soil.

• Passport As of mid-2025 the Indonesian passport ranked 64th on the Henley Passport Index, giving holders visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry to roughly 78 destinations.
• Currency The rupiah's name traces back to the Sanskrit word "rupya" (wrought silver), the same ancient root that gave India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka their rupees.
• Redenomination Jakarta has a long-stalled plan to lop three zeros off the rupiah, replacing the 1,000-rupiah note with a new 1-rupiah unit, with implementation now targeted to begin by 2027.
• Regional money Between 1963 and 1973 Indonesia ran two separate ring-fenced currencies - the Riau and West Irian rupiahs - and kept the national rupiah out to protect their stronger value.
• Citizenship Indonesia does not recognize dual citizenship for adults: anyone holding two nationalities must choose one at age 18, a principle rooted in the 1955 Sino-Indonesian Dual Nationality Treaty.
• New permit Rather than open the door to dual nationality, in 2025 Indonesia unveiled an unlimited-stay permit letting former citizens live and work in the country indefinitely.
• Human origins More Homo erectus fossils have been found in Indonesia than anywhere else on Earth; the original "Java Man" skullcap, unearthed at Trinil in 1891, was the first early-human fossil ever recognized outside Europe.
• Geography Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago, scattered across some 17,000 islands - of which only around 6,000 are inhabited.
• Demographics With about 287 million people in 2025, Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous country, behind only India, China and the United States.