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Indonesian Archipelago
Native name:
Kepulauan Indonesia
Etymology
  • Indonesia from Greek: Ινδο (Indo, lit. 'Indies') + νησιά (nisiá, lit. 'islands')
  • Nusantara from Javanese: ꦤꦸꦱ (Nusa, lit. 'islands') + ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (antara, lit. 'outer')
Geography
LocationSoutheast Asia
Adjacent to
  • Indian Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Pacific Ocean
Total islands± 17,000–18,000 islands[1][2]
Major islands
  • Java
  • Kalimantan
  • Maluku Islands
  • Papua
  • Sumatra
  • Sulawesi
Area8,300,000 km2 (3,200,000 sq mi)
Highest elevation4,884 m (16024 ft)[a]
Highest pointPuncak Jaya
Administration
List of islands of Indonesia Indonesia
PresidentJoko Widodo
Demographics
DemonymIndonesians
Population± 270,000,000 (2020)
LanguagesOver 700 languages
Ethnic groupsOver 1,300 ethnic groups

The islands of Indonesia, also known as the Indonesian Archipelago (Indonesian: Kepulauan Indonesia) or Nusantara, may refer either to the islands composing the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.[3] Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state, stretching from Sumatra in Asia to the western part of New Guinea in Oceania.

  1. ^ "Jumlah Pulau Resmi di RI Capai 17.024, Masih Ada yang Tanpa Identitas". cnnindonesia.com (in Indonesian). 20 November 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Indonesia at a Glance". kemlu.com (in Indonesian). 20 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Island Countries Of The World". WorldAtlas.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2019.


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