INDONESIA

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmp9PfSrKdD8QBfylERM8nI-e60X_MwTqZaokaSl6-k1ntKmdqhHpw29tTeQs3YyiMMMyKNWYD_sEsbLYhBenxaaOUjUhBA6Sq09QVlGGUV2hr9t8SEhnTz0EVuqcyNqXURw7jnn_ySie6/s1600/indonesia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmp9PfSrKdD8QBfylERM8nI-e60X_MwTqZaokaSl6-k1ntKmdqhHpw29tTeQs3YyiMMMyKNWYD_sEsbLYhBenxaaOUjUhBA6Sq09QVlGGUV2hr9t8SEhnTz0EVuqcyNqXURw7jnn_ySie6/s320/indonesia.jpg" width="320" /></a>The name of <b>Indonesia </b>has its roots in two Greek words. Indos meaning <i>Indian </i>and <i>Nesos </i>meaning islands. This is an excellent description about the archipelago, as there are estimated 17,508 islands, some nothing more than tiny outcroppings of barren rocks, others as big as <b>California</b> or <b>Spain</b> and covered in dense tropical jungle. Approximately 6,000 of these islands are inhabited, with five main islands and 30 smaller archipelagos serving as home to the majority of the population. The main islands are Sumatera (473,606 km².), Kalimantan (539,460 km².), Sulawesi (189,216 km².), West Papua (421,981 km².) and Java (132,187 km².).</div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> With more than 255 million people, the islands and people of <i>Indonesia </i>constitutes the  fourth most populated nation in the world. Indonesia's republican form of government includes an elected legislature and president. Indonesia has 34 provinces, of which five have Special Administrative status. The nation's capital city is Jakarta. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Malaysia. Other neighbouring countries include Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, Palau, and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indonesia is a founding member of ASEAN and a member of the G-20 major economies. The Indonesian economy is the world's 16th largest by nominal GDP and the 8th largest by GDP at PPP.<br /> <br /> <b>Indonesian provinces and their capitals, listed by region</b><br /> Indonesian name is in parentheses if different from English.<br /> * indicates provinces with special status<br /> <br /> <b>Sumatra</b><br /> <br /> Aceh (Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam) * – Banda Aceh<br /> North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) – Medan<br /> West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat) – Padang<br /> Riau – Pekanbaru<br /> Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau) – Tanjung Pinang<br /> Jambi – Jambi (city)<br /> South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan) – Palembang<br /> Bangka-Belitung (Kepulauan Bangka-Belitung) – Pangkal Pinang<br /> Bengkulu – Bengkulu (city)<br /> Lampung – Bandar Lampung<br /> <b><br /></b> <b>Java</b><br /> Special Capital Region of Jakarta* (Daerah Khusus Ibu Kota Jakarta)  – Jakarta<br /> Banten – Serang<br /> West Java (Jawa Barat) – Bandung<br /> Central Java (Jawa Tengah) – Semarang<br /> Yogyakarta Special Region* (Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta) – Yogyakarta (city)<br /> East Java (Jawa Timur) – Surabaya<br /> Lesser Sunda Islands<br /> <br /> <b>Bali – Denpasar</b><br /> West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat) – Mataram<br /> East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur) – Kupang<br /> <br /> <b>Kalimantan</b><br /> <br /> West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat) – Pontianak<br /> Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah) – Palangkaraya<br /> South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan) – Banjarmasin<br /> East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur) – Samarinda<br /> North Kalimantan (Kalimantan Utara) – Tanjung Selor<br /> <br /> <b>Sulawesi</b><br /> North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara) – Manado<br /> Gorontalo – Gorontalo (city)<br /> Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah) – Palu<br /> West Sulawesi (Sulawesi Barat) – Mamuju<br /> South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan) – Makassar<br /> South East Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) – Kendari<br /> <b><br /></b> <b>Maluku Islands</b><br /> Maluku – Ambon<br /> North Maluku (Maluku Utara) – Sofifi<br /> Western New Guinea<br /> <br /> West Papua* (Papua Barat) – Manokwari<br /> Papua* – Jayapura</div> </div>

INDONESIA

The name of Indonesia has its roots in two Greek words. Indos meaning Indian and Nesos meaning islands. This is an excellent description a...

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