Indonesia

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the 14th-largest country by area, at 1,904,569 square kilometres. With over 275 million people, Indonesia is the world's fourth-most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population. Indonesia is a presidential republic with an elected legislature. It has 38 provinces, of which nine have special status. The country's capital, Jakarta, is the world's second-most populous urban area. Indonesia shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and the eastern part of Malaysia, as well as maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, Palau, and India.

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Human occupation in southeast Indonesia dating back 42,000 years

World's oldest cave art found in Indonesia showing humans and pig

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Tracing HIV in Indonesia - EurekAlert

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New Species of Tiny Fanged Frog Discovered in Indonesia

World's smallest 'fanged' frogs found in Indonesia

Experts Doubt Claims that World's Oldest Pyramid Was Discovered in Indonesia

Giant Pyramid Buried in Indonesia Could Be The Oldest in The World

Scientists Argue Conservation Is under Threat in Indonesia

Conservation in Indonesia is at risk, a team of researchers who study the region argues

In Indonesia, elections and El Niño could amplify fire risks

In Indonesia, elections and El Niño could amplify fire risks