List of islands of Indonesia

Main article: Indonesian Archipelago
The map of the Indonesian archipelago along with the names of its islands and seas, is estimated to encompass between 17,000 to 18,000 islands scattered across the entire Indonesian archipelago.
Etymology
  • Indonesia from Ινδο (Indo, lit. 'Indies') + Greek: νησιά (nisiá, lit. 'islands')
  • Nusantara from Javanese: ꦤꦸꦱ (Nusa, lit. 'islands') + ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (antara, lit. 'outer')
Geography
LocationSoutheast Asia and Oceania
Adjacent to
Total islands± 17,000–18,000 islands[1][2]
Major islands
Area8,300,000 km2 (3,200,000 sq mi)
Highest elevation4,884 m (16024 ft)[a]
Highest pointPuncak Jaya
Administration
PresidentPrabowo Subianto
Demographics
DemonymIndonesians
Population± 280,000,000 (2023)
LanguagesOver 700 languages
Ethnic groupsOver 1,300 ethnic groups

The islands of Indonesia, also known as the Indonesian Archipelago (Kepulauan Indonesia) or Nusantara, may refer either to the islands composing the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.[3] Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state, stretching from Sumatra in Asia to the western part of New Guinea in Oceania.

  1. ^ "Jumlah Pulau Resmi di RI Capai 17.024, Masih Ada yang Tanpa Identitas". cnnindonesia.com (in Indonesian). 20 November 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Indonesia at a Glance". kemlu.com (in Indonesian). 20 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Island Countries Of The World". WorldAtlas.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2019.


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