Indonesia
Jakarta · Southeast Asia
Indonesia is a country in Asia. Its capital city is Jakarta, the official currency is the Indonesian Rupiah, and the main language is Indonesian.
With a population of roughly 277.5 million people spread over 1,904,569 km², Indonesia is the 4th most populous country in the world and the 14th largest by area. That works out at about 146 people per square kilometre.
Indonesia shares land borders with Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste — 3 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Jakarta, Surabaya and Medan. The highest point in the country is Puncak Jaya, at 4,884 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Sudan, while its population is closest to that of Pakistan.
- Capital
- Jakarta
- Region
- Southeast Asia
- Population
- 277,500,000
- Area
- 1,904,569 km²
- Currency
- Indonesian Rupiah
- Main language
- Indonesian
- Highest point
- Puncak Jaya
4,884 m - Land borders
- 3
Indonesia: things worth knowing
- Indonesia is made up of over 17,000 islands, around 6,000 of which are inhabited.
- It sits on the Ring of Fire and has more active volcanoes than any other country.
- The government is moving the capital from Jakarta, which is sinking, to a new city called Nusantara in Borneo.
Indonesia in context
Asia has 48 sovereign countries in total. Indonesia ranks 3rd among them by population.
See the full list of Asia countries, or browse all 195 countries.