Its port, Tanjungpriok, is Indonesia's largest, handling most of the country's export-import trade.
Exports consist mainly of agricultural, forest, and mining products.
There is an international airport. With its many canals and drawbridges, North Jakarta resembles a Dutch town. Jakarta is the seat of the Univ. of Indonesia. There are notable museums and several 17th-century houses and churches. Batavia became the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company and was a major trade center in the 17th cent.