| INDONESIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly less than three times the size of Texas |
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly less than three times the size of Texas |
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Area > Land
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1,826,440 sq km |
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[16th of 238]
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Area > Land (per capita)
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7.69 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[144th of 227]
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Area > Total
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1,919,440 sq km |
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[22nd of 250]
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Area > Total (per capita)
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8.081 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[147th of 231]
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Area > Water
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93,000 sq km |
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[7th of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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391.559 sq km per million people |
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[58th of 225]
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Capital city with population
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Jakarta - 9,160,500 |
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Climate
tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands |
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Coastline
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54,716 km |
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[6th of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Puncak Jaya 5,030 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Indian Ocean 0 m |
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Forested Land
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58% |
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[26th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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5 00 S, 120 00 E |
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Geography > Note
archipelago of 17,508 islands (6,000 inhabited); straddles equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean |
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Irrigated land
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45,000 sq km |
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[12th of 196]
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Irrigated land (per capita)
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209.62 sq km per million people |
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[78th of 167]
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Land area > sq. km
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1,811,570 km²
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[15th of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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8.214 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[131st of 206]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Timor-Leste 228 km, Malaysia 1,782 km, Papua New Guinea 820 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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2,830 km |
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[64th of 166]
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Land boundaries > Total (per capita)
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11.915 km per million people |
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[159th of 164]
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Land use > Arable land
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11.03% |
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[103rd of 258]
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Land use > Other
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81.93% |
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[151st of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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7.04% |
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[41st of 258]
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Largest city
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Jakarta |
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Largest city population
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8,621,000 |
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[14th of 174]
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Largest city population (per capita)
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0.036 per capita |
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[160th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Jakarta - 9,160,500 |
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Location
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean |
Map references
Southeast Asia |
Maritime claims
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nautical mile |
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[25th of 123]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[19th of 191]
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Natural hazards
occasional floods, severe droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, forest fires |
Natural resources
petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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05°49'N |
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Population density
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118.32 people per sqkm |
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[87th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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121.75 people/m²
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[74th of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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497.69 people/km² of arable lan |
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[14th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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1,904,570 km²
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[15th of 206]
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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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8.635 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[132nd of 207]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Puncak Jaya |
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Terrain
mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains |
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