Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the 14th-largest country by area, at 1,904,569 square kilometres (735,358 square miles). With over 280 million people, Indonesia is the world's fourth-most-populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority country.

4 days ago · Indonesia, country located off the coast of mainland Southeast Asia in the Indian and Pacific oceans. The most populous country in Southeast Asia and the fourth most populous in the world, Indonesia is situated on an archipelago that lies across the Equator and spans a distance equivalent to one-eighth of Earth’s circumference.

Dec 16, 2023 · Covering an area of 1,904,569 sq. km, Indonesia comprises over 17,504 islands and is by far the largest and the most varied archipelago on Earth. Located on the north-western coast of the most populous island of Java is Jakarta – the capital and the largest city of Indonesia.

Oct 25, 2024 · Spread across a chain of thousands of islands between Asia and Australia, Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population and South East Asia's biggest economy.

Jan 16, 2025 · The country won its independence in 1949 and is now the world's third most populous democracy, the world's largest archipelagic state, and the world's largest Muslim …

Dec 29, 2021 · Indonesia is now the world's third most populous democracy, the world's largest archipelagic state, and the world's largest Muslim-majority nation.

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Indonesia is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual island country that was ruled by various local Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms and tribal empires before the arrival of Islam in the 15th-century and the colonization by the Dutch in the 19th century.

Indonesia, (/ ˌ ɪ n d ə ˈ n iː ʒ ə,-z i ə,-ʃ ə /) [5] [6] officially the Republic of Indonesia, (Indonesian: Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia; Republik Indonesia; Nusantara) is a nation in Southeast Asia and Oceania. As the biggest archipelago country in the world, Indonesia has 17,504 islands.

Indonesia, officially Republic of Indonesia, formerly Netherlands East Indies, Archipelago country, located off the coast of mainland Southeast Asia. It comprises some 17,500 islands, of which more than 7,000 are uninhabited. Area: 730,660 sq mi (1,892,410 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 282,154,000. Capital: Jakarta (on Java). Indonesia has ...