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Papua

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Papua

Description of the autonomy

Papua is currently experiencing a process of separation into two provinces (the allocation of West Papua). Together with Aceh, they represent three of Indonesia's 34 provinces with a special status. Both provinces identify themselves as one whole - the Republic of Western Papua, have the same ethnic composition and common historical past within the single territory of Western New Guinea. In 2001, during the insurgency struggle against the central authority of the Irian Jaya province, an autonomous status was granted to Papua.

Papua has a "kin-state" - Papua New Guinea (bordering with it). Regional separatists view the federation with Papua New Guinea as one of the possible options for the existence of the Papuan provinces after a hypothetical declaration of independence.

The titular ethnic group is the Papuans, which make up about 88% of the provincial population. The key parameters for the selection of the titular ethnic group are race, religion, and language. The Papuans are Melanesians, while the majority of the Indonesian population are Malays. The specific language of the Papuans is also different from the language of the majority of the population of Indonesia. Christianity is the dominant religion in Papua, unlike most Indonesians who profess Islam.

The province has a relatively wide ethnocultural autonomy. Papua created a special body - Papua People's Assembly. It is a traditional institution of the natives that deals with the protection of the rights of the indigenous inhabitants of Papua (their customs, culture), as well as the harmonization of religious life.

The current situation in the Papuan provinces is characterized by ethnopolitical instability. "The Free Papua Movement" continues to struggle with the central Indonesian government for the creation of an independent state. Regular clashes, terrorist attacks and murders are marked in the region.

Autonomy's characteristics

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  • Geographic
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  • Autonomy area: km²
  • Share of the autonomy in the area of the country: %
  • Autonomy population:the latest census thousands of people
  • Share of the autonomy in the population of the country: %
  • Country's characteristics
  • Level of economic development of the country:GDP per capita in 2015 in current price in $ in $
  • Political regime in the country:It is based on the Freedom House Index, 2015. All countries of the world are located on a scale from 1 (most free) to 7 (least free). Countries whose ratings fall between 1.0 and 2.5 are “Free”, between 3.0 and 5.0 are "Partly Free," and those between 5.5 and 7.0 are "Not Free."
  • Economic
  • Share of the autonomy in the economy of the country:GRP of the autonomy divided to GDP of the country (%) %
  • Level of economic development of the autonomy:relative to the country (%): GRP per capita of the autonomy divided to GDP per capita of the country %
  • Ethnic
  • Share of the dominant in the country ethnic group in the population of the autonomy:in %: population size of the dominant in the country ethnic group divided to overal population size of the autonomy (the latest census; expert estimations) %
  • Share of the titular ethnic group in the population of the autonomy:in %: population size of the titular ethnic group of the autonomy divided to overal population size of the autonomy (the latest census; expert estimations) %
  • Ethnic peculiarity:It indicates a key characteristic of autonomy's ethnic identity - language or religion or both
  • Diversity of ethnic composition:The presence of other (in addition to the titular group in the autonomy and the dominant group in the country) significant ethnic groups in the population of the autonomy
  • Political
  • Degree of self-rule of the autonomy:It is based on the Regional Authority Index project that aims at measuring the powers of all the regions in 81 countries. Here the index "tier_selfrule" (2010) is used. It summarizes five dimensions of self-rule: institutional depth; policy scope; fiscal autonomy; borrowing autonomy; and the extent to which a region has an independent legislature and executive. The index takes value from 0 to 18
  • Degree of shared-rule of the autonomy:It is based on the Regional Authority Index project that aims at measuring the powers of all the regions in 81 countries. Here the index "tier_sharedrule" (2010) is used. It summarizes five dimensions of shared-rule: participation of a region in national law-making; intergovernmental meetings; the distribution of national tax revenues; borrowing; and constitutional change. The index takes value from 0 to 12
  • The presence of the "kin-state":"Kin-state" is a state whose main population shares the ethnic characteristics of the titular ethnic group of the autonomy
  • Linguistic preferences:It indicates how the language of the titular ethnic group of the autonomy is learned in secondary schools in the autonomy
  • Ethnic conflicts:It indicates whether the serious conflicts between the autonomy and the central government as well as between ethnic groups within the authority take place in 2001-2015. The level of conflict is determined on the basis of the annual reports of Conflict Barometer

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