Indonesia is the world’s fourth most populous country, with  a population of 237 million. Itranks 108th of 169 countries in the 2010 human development index. Following remarkable socio-economic and political progress since the return to democracy in 1998, Indonesia is now a lower-middle-income country, a G20 member, the largest economy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and one of Asia’s most decentralized democracies.

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Indonesia

Indonesia has made significant strides in reducing poverty and strengthening democracy since the economic crisis and political transformation of 1997-1998. Since 2004, the poverty headcount has fallen from 16.7% to 14.15 % in 2009 . In addition, due to steady progress being made on the MDGs, the country has become a lower middle income country since 2009....