| AAI | Indonesian Advocates’ Association |
| AAPMI | Association of Indonesian Fashion Designers |
| ABRI | Indonesian Armed Forces |
| ADRI | Indonesian Army |
| AEI | Indonesian Public Companies Association |
| AFA | ASEAN Federation of Accountants |
| AICE | Association of Indonesian Coffee Exporters |
| AICESSCC | Indonesia-China Economic Social and Cultural Cooperation Association |
| AIMMI | Association of Indonesian Edible Oil Industries |
| AIPI | Association of Indonesian Political Scientists |
| AIPO | ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization |
| AJI | Alliance of Independent Journalists |
| AKABRI | Armed Forces Academy |
| ALRI | Indonesian Navy |
| Amdal | The Environmental Impact Analysis |
| AMM | ASEAN Ministerial Meeting |
| AMN | National Military Academy |
| AMT | Tangerang Military Academy |
| ANEX | ASEAN News Exchange |
| AP3I | Indonesian Retailers Association |
| APBN | State Budget |
| APEC | Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APECC | Asia Pacific Exhibition and Convention Council |
| APEI | Indonesian Securities Companies |
| Apfindo | Indonesian Meat Producers and Feedlot |
| APHI | Association of Indonesian Forest Concessionaires |
| API | Indonesian Textile Association 2nd ref association |
| Apindo | Indonesian Employers Association |
| APJATI | Association of Labor Export Companies |
| APKI | Indonesian Pulp and Paper Association |
| Apkindo | Association of Indonesian Wood Panel Producers |
| Apnatel | Indonesian Telecommunications Association |
| Apodeti | Prointegration group in East Timor |
| Aprindo | Association of Indonesian Retailers |
| Arpindo | Indonesian Association of Pager Operators |
| Askindo | Indonesian Cocoa Association |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ASEAN | CCI ASEAN Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| ASEM | Asia-Europe Meeting |
| Asirevi | Video Film Importers Association, 2nd ref association |
| ASIRI | Recording Industry Association |
| ASITA | Association of Indonesian Tour and Travel Agencies |
| Askes | State-owned Health Insurance Company |
| Aspadin | Association of Indonesian Producers of Packaged Drinking Water |
| Aspiluki | Indonesian Computer Software Association |
| ASRI | Indonesian Fine Arts Academy |
| Astek | State insurance program |
| ATF | ASEAN Tourism Forum |
| ATNI | National Theater Academy of Indonesia |
| AURI | Indonesian Air Force |
| Bapebti | Indonesian Commodities Exchange Agency |
| Bakin | State Intelligence Coordinating Board 2nd ref board |
| BAKN | Institute of State Personnel Administration |
| Bakorlak | An interdepartmental agency for drug control |
| Bakornas | PB National Disaster Management Coordination Board |
| Bakorstanas | Agency for the Coordination of Support for the Development of National Stability |
| Bakorstanasda | The Jakarta Agency for the Coordination of Support for the Development of National Stability |
| Bakosurtanal | Coordinating Body for Survey and National Charting Development Board |
| Bakom-PKB | Coordinating Body for National Unity |
| Bamus | House’s Consultative Body |
| Bamus | Betawi Native Jakartans Association |
| Bandungwangi | Mutual Support for Friendship and Protection (a help group for Kramat Tunggak prostitutes) |
| Banpro | Bandung Promotion Group (setup by leading Bdg hotels) |
| Bapedal | Environmental Impact Management Agency, agency |
| Bapeka | Supreme Audit Body |
| Bapeksta | Export Service Facilitating Agency |
| Bapedalda | Regional Environmental Impact Management Agency |
| Bapepam | Capital Market Supervisory Agency, |
| Bapfida | Film Control Agency or City Film Control Agency |
| Bapindo | Indonesian Development Bank |
| Bappeda | City’s Development Planning Board |
| Bappebti | Futures Exchange Supervisory Board |
| Bappenas | National Development Planning Board |
| Batan | National Atomic Energy Agency |
| BAZIS an | (Islamic) board which oversees the collection of alms |
| Bepedti | Commodities Trading Board |
| BIA | Armed Forces Intelligence |
| BIDA | Batam Industrial Development Authority |
| BIDSUS | An agency responsible for fighting certain crimes, like subversion, corruption and smuggling |
| BIMP-EAGA | East Asian Growth Area composed of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. |
| BKKBN | National Family Planning Board |
| BKKKS | Social Welfare Coordinating Body |
| BKPM | Investment Coordinating Board |
| BKPMD | Regional Investment Coordinating Board |
| BKSDA | Natural Resources Conservation Center a local natural conservation office |
| BKSP | Greater Jakarta Coordination Board |
| BLHI | Board of the Indonesian Environment Management |
| BMG | Meteorology and Geophysics Agency |
| Bopunjur | Bogor-Puncak-Cianjur |
| Botabek | Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi |
| BP7 | Referred to as: an agency for the study of the state-ideology Pancasila and Agency for the Propagation of Pancasila) OR an agency entrusted with the task of disseminating the state-ideology Pancasila |
| BPD | Regional Development Bank |
| BPEN | National Agency for Export Development, 2nd ref agency |
| BPHN | Agency for National Legal Development |
| BPI | The over-the-counter market, the Indonesian Parallel Bourse (stock exchange) |
| BPIS | Strategic Industries Supervisory Agency whose 10 strategic industries also include rail, weapons, explosives and telecommunications companies. |
| BPK | Supreme Audit Agency (was Bapeka) |
| BPKP | Development Finance Controller |
| BPN | National Land Agency |
| BPPC | Clove Marketing and Buffer Stock Agency |
| BPPI | Indonesian Tourism Promotion Board |
| BPPK | An agency to supervise the affairs of national heroes and their widows |
| BPPKA | Foreign Contractors Management Body |
| BPPT | Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology, chaired by State Minister of Research and Technology |
| BPS | Central Bureau of Statistics |
| BPUT | Land Affairs Office |
| BRIEF | Business Review Indonesia Forum |
| BRN | State Secrets Agency, later became Bakin |
| BSF | See LSF |
| Bulog | State Logistics Agency |
| BUMN | State-owned enterprises |
| CBSA | Indonesian “active learning method” education system |
| CESDA | Center for the Study of Development and Democracy |
| CGI | Consultative Group on Indonesia (was IGGI) |
| CIDES | Center for Information and Development Studies |
| CIFOR | Center for International Forestry Research |
| CNPPA-SEA | Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas for South East Asia |
| CNRT | Conselho National de Resistancia Timorese, an East Timor resistance movement (National Resistance Council for an Independent East Timor) |
| CPIS | Center for Policy and Implementation Studies (of the Ministry of Finance) |
| CRP | Community Recovery Program, an NGO entrusted with distributing safety net funds from foreign donors |
| DAMRI | State-run bus company |
| Dekopin | Indonesian Cooperatives Council |
| Depanri | National Aeronautics and Aviation Council |
| DFN | National Film Board |
| DIA | Aceh Special Province |
| Dinas | Autonomous agency offices under the governor or mayor/regent |
| DIY | Yogyakarta Special Province |
| DKI | Jakarta Special Province |
| DKP | Officers Honor Council or Honorary Press Council |
| DKS | Surabaya arts council |
| DLLAJ | City Land Transportation Agency |
| DOM | Military operation areas |
| DPA | Supreme Advisory Council (this body advises the President on matters in various sectors) |
| DPIS | Agency for the Supervision of Strategic Industry |
| DPKEKU | Indonesian Economic and Finance Reselience Council |
| DPN | National Productivity Council |
| DPR | House of Representatives |
| DPRD I | Provincial Legislative Council for provinces; City Council for cities |
| DPRD II | Regional Legislative Council for provinces; City Council for cities |
| DRN | National Research Council |
| DSN | National Standardization Board (environmental) |
| EAGA | East ASEAN Growth Area, encompassing Indonesian provinces of North Sumatra and Aceh, the western parts of Malaysia and Thailand’s southern areas. |
| ECONIT | Advisory Group on Economic Industry and Trade |
| EJIP | East Jakarta Industrial Park |
| EKONID | German-Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| ELSAM | Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy |
| ET | (Ex-political prisoner/former political detainee |
| ETAN | East Timor Alert Network |
| FASI | Indonesian Aerosport Federation |
| FCHI | A Hindu intellectual organization. |
| FEUI | University of Indonesia’s School of Economics |
| FISIP | School of Social and Political Science of University of Indonesia |
| FKI | Indonesia Working Forum |
| FKKP | Forum of Communication for Counterbalance Group |
| FKPGA | Communications Forum for Retired Garuda Employees |
| FKPPI | Communication Forum of Indonesian Veterans’ Children |
| FKSH | Forum of Social and Humanistic Studies in Yogyakarta. |
| Foreri | Forum for the Reconciliation of the Irian Jaya Community |
| Forki | Indonesian Karate Federation |
| Fosko | 66 Forum, Studi dan Komunikasi, a study and communication forum |
| FPMR | Forum for Students and People Movement |
| FPR | Reformed Entrepreneurs Forum |
