INDONESIA is a predominantly Muslim country possessing around 17,000 islands and is located in Southeastern Asia. There are three bordering countries: East Timor, Malaysia, and Papua New Guinea. The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta; it is located on the western part of Java island. The currency is the Indonesian Rupiah; the ISO 4217 code is IDR.
Islands
People live on about 6,000 out of the 17,000 islands of Indonesia. Indonesia occupies the western half of New Guinea, the second largest island in the world. Borneo is the third largest island in the world, while Sumatra is the sixth largest. Other major islands include Celebes, Java, and Timor.
People
The population of Indonesia, as of October 2012, is 240,000,000. The four largest ethnic groups are Javanese (45%), Sundanese (14%), Madurese (8%), and Malay (8%). Almost 90% of Indonesians are Muslims; others are Protestants, Roman Catholics, Hindu, Buddhist, etc. The official language is Bahasa Indonesia, which is modified from Malay.
Discover more about Borneo, New Guinea, and Sumatra by visiting The Largest Islands feature on my Islands page.
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