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Geography | |
Location | Southeast Asia and Oceania |
Adjacent to | |
Total islands | ± 17,000–18,000 islands[1][2] |
Major islands | |
Area | 8,300,000 km2 (3,200,000 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 4,884 m (16024 ft)[a] |
Highest point | Puncak Jaya |
Administration | |
President | Prabowo Subianto |
Demographics | |
Demonym | Indonesians |
Population | ± 280,000,000 (2023) |
Languages | Over 700 languages |
Ethnic groups | Over 1,300 ethnic groups |
The islands of Indonesia, also known as the Indonesian Archipelago (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.
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