What are the entry requirements ?

Passport and visa service

Visa Information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

For further information

List of Indonesian embassies and diplomatic representation abroad

Contact your embassy

What time is it ?

Current local time

It is %T:%M %A in JakartaIt is %T:%M %A in DenpasarIt is %T:%M %A in Jayapura

Summer time

None

What is the spoken language ?

Official language

Indonesian (bahasa Indonesia)

Other languages spoken

There are more than 660 languages. The most important ones are Javanese (70 million), Sundanese (20 million), Madurese (9 million) and Malay (15 million). English is also spoken.

Business language

English

Getting some knowledge

Different websites which give an introduction to Indonesian are listed on the website Living in Indonesia.

Free translation tools

Freedict.com - Free English-Indonesian dictionary
Indonesian Language Resources - Useful links for Indonesian-English translations
Translated - Free translation arabic-indonesian-arabic
lexicool - Free dictionary arabic-indonesian-arabic
ferdosi - Not free translation arabic-indonesian-arabic

What is the local currency ?

Domestic currency

Indonesian Rupiah

ISO Code

IDR

To obtain domestic currency

The local currency is the Indonesian rupee (IDR).

Possible means of payment

You can pay in cash (the most usual method of payment), and by debit card (the existing interbank networks are: ALTO, BERSAMA, CAKRA, PRIMA, LINK, CIRRUS, PLUS, VISA, and MASTERCARD).
Cheques and bills of exchange are little used.
Transfers between accounts at the same bank or at different banks are used a lot. For a transfer or international transfer, payment by SWIFT is usually used.

Exchange rate on

Automatic Teller Machines (ATM)

To find out the locations of ATMs in in Indonesia, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

What is the climate ?

Type of climate

The climate is equatorial, hot and very humid all year. The temperature varies between 24° and 34° C and the rate of humidity reaches 80%. There is a dry season (from April to October) and a rainy season (from November to April).

For further information

Meteorological and geophysical center

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