About Indonesia
Indonesia is the largest archipelago in Southeast Asia which consists of 5 large islands: Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and Papua; additionaly thousands of other small islands. There are 34 provinces consisting of diverse ethnic, cultural and linguistic groups.
Indonesia is located on the equator between 95' -141' East Longitude and 11' South Latitude and 6' North Latitude. Flanked by two continents, Asia and Australia, between two oceans, named the Indian and the Pacific.
The national language is Indonesian. Additionaly over 700 local dialecs and languages are spoken. The capital is Jakarta located on the island of Java. Jakarta is the center of government and also the center of business in Indonesia.
With over 267 million people, Indonesia is the 4th most populous country as well as the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world’s most populous island, home to more than half of country’s population.
