timewa), and 1 special capital city district**
(daerah khusus ibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Bengkulu, Irian Jaya, Jakarta
Raya**, Jambi, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur, Kalimantan Barat,
Kalimantan Selatan, Kalimantan Tengah, Kalimantan Timur, Lampung,
Maluku, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Riau, Sulawesi
Selatan, Sulawesi Tengah, Sulawesi Tenggara, Sulawesi Utara, Sumatera
Barat, Sumatera Selatan, Sumatera Utara, Timor Timur, Yogyakarta*

Independence: 17 August 1945 (proclaimed independence; on 27 December
1949, Indonesia became legally independent from the Netherlands)

National holiday: Independence Day, 17 August (1945)

Constitution: August 1945, abrogated by Federal Constitution of 1949
and Provisional Constitution of 1950, restored 5 July 1959

Legal system: based on Roman-Dutch law, substantially modified by
indigenous concepts and by new criminal procedures code; has not
accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Suffrage: 17 years of age; universal and married persons regardless of
age

Executive branch:
note: on 21 May 1998-less than three months after being reelected to a
seventh five-year term-President Gen. (Ret.) SOEHARTO resigned from
office; immediately following his resignation he announced that Vice
President HABIBIE would assume the presidency for the remainder of the
term which expires in 2003; on 28 May 1998, HABIBIE and legislative
leaders announced an agreement to hold a new presidential election in
1999
chief of state: President Bacharuddin J. HABIBIE (since 21 March
1998); note-the president is both the chief of state and head of
government
head of government: President Bacharuddin J. HABIBIE (since 21 March
1998); note-the president is both the chief of state and head of
government
cabinet: Cabinet
elections: president and vice president elected by consensus by the
People's Consultative Assembly for five-year terms; election last held
10 March 1998 (next to be held NA 1999)
election results: Gen. (Ret.) SOEHARTO elected president by consensus
by the People's Consultative Assembly; Bacharuddin J. HABIBIE elected
vice president by consensus by the People's Consultative Assembly;
note-Vice President HABIBIE assumed the presidency after SOEHARTO's
resignation

Legislative branch: unicameral House of Representatives or Dewan
Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) (500 seats; 425 elected by popular vote, 75
are appointed military representatives; members serve five-year terms)
elections: last hel