PEMILU 2014: Facts on Indonesia

Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country, goes to the polls Wednesday for the third direct presidential election in its history.

Here are some facts on the country.

- CAPITAL: Jakarta

- LANGUAGE: Bahasa Indonesia, more than 700 local languages

- POPULATION: 250 million people

- RELIGION: Nearly 90 percent Muslim, with significant Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian and animist minorities

- GEOGRAPHY: Tropical archipelago spread over more than 17,000 islands

- PROVINCES: 34

- CURRENCY: rupiah (around 11,800 to the dollar)

- PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS: Joko Widodo (Jakarta governor), Prabowo Subianto (a general turned successful businessman)

- REGISTERED VOTERS: Around 190 million