| Indonesia 
Indonesia is the largest archipelago and the fourth most populous country in the
world. Consisting of five main islands (Sumatra, Jawa, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and
Papua) with 33 provinces, 30 smaller archipelagos, it has a total of 17,508 islands
of which about 6,000 are inhabited. The Republic of Indonesia is located in Southeast
Asia and stretches 5,150 km between the Australian and Asian continental mainland
and divides the Pacific and Indian Oceans at the Equator. The name Indonesia is
composed of two Greek words: "Indos" which means Indian and "nesos"
meaning islands. The capital city of Indonesia is Jakarta. The country shares
land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Malaysia. Other neighboring
countries include Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, and the Indian territory
of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands......... MORE>>>>
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