Indonesia is located in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The country of Indonesia consists of more than 17,000 islands, hence the country of Indonesia is called the land of thousand islands.
Indonesia has an area of 1,904,569 square kilometers (735,358 sq mi). Indonesia is the largest island country in the world and the 14th largest by area.
Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in
the world by population and the most populous Muslim-majority country.
Java, the world's most populous island, is home to more than half the
country's population.
The island of Borneo is an island in Indonesia that is the third largest in the world and the largest in Asia.
Indonesia shares maritime borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor and the eastern part of Malaysia, as well as with Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, Palau and India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands).
