Indonesia (ID)

Bali and beyond — Indonesia is a vast tropical archipelago of 17,000+ islands offering affordable living, extraordinary cultural diversity, world-class nature, and a rapidly growing digital economy that attracts digital nomads, retirees, and professionals from around the globe.

Capital: Jakarta

Region: Asia

Language: Indonesian

Currency: IDR (Rp)

Cost of living: Very affordable (index 28)

Emergency: 112

Emergency Numbers

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General Emergency

112

Police

110

Fire Brigade

113

Ambulance

118 or 119 (Basarnas SAR coordination)

Poison Control

021-4250-767 (RSCM Toxicology Centre, Jakarta)

Mental Health

119 ext 8 (Into The Light Indonesia, 24hr) or 1500-454 (Kemenkes health line)

Domestic Violence

1-800-111-888 (Komnas Perempuan) or 021-3903913 (P2TP2A Jakarta)

Child Protection

129 (KPAI — Komisi Perlindungan Anak Indonesia)

Road Assistance

14080 (Jasa Marga highway patrol) or 021-7884-1111 (Jasa Marga 24hr)

How to call emergency services in Indonesia

Dial 112 from any mobile phone or landline — works without credit and on locked phones. 112 is the universal emergency dispatcher connecting police, fire, and ambulance. Ambulance response in Jakarta: 15–30 minutes average; rural areas: 45 minutes to unavailable. For hospital transport in Jakarta, Bluebird taxi (021-7941234) is safer than random taxis. Major 24-hour emergency hospitals: RSCM Cipto Mangunkusumo (Jakarta — national referral), RS Pondok Indah (South Jakarta, private), RS Siloam Kebon Jeruk (West Jakarta), BIMC Kuta (Bali), RS Dr Soetomo (Surabaya). Always carry your KITAS/passport and BPJS card or international insurance card.