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Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising between 13,000 and 17,000 islands—including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea—it is the world's largest archipelagic state and the 14th-largest country by area. Indonesia has extensive tropical forests and marine ecosystems that support some of the world's highest levels of biodiversity. The Indonesian archipelago has been inhabited since prehistoric times, with evidence of early human presence including fossils of Homo erectus and Homo sapiens, and megalithic sites. By the first millennium BCE, it had become connected to regional and international maritime trade networks. Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms developed by the early centuries CE, followed by the spread of Islam and the growth of Islamic states from the late medieval period. European powers later competed to monopolise trade in the Spice Islands of Maluku during the…

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Indonesia

FCDO travel advice for Indonesia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Indonesia

Capital: Jakarta
Language: Indonesian
Currency: rupiah
Time zone: Indonesia Western Standard Time
Calling code: +62
Internet domain: .id
Driving side: left
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 127

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Indonesia

Tahun Baru MasehiNew Year's Day2026-01-01

Wafat Isa AlmasihGood Friday2026-04-03

PaskahEaster Sunday2026-04-05

Hari Buruh InternasionalLabour Day2026-05-01

Kenaikan Isa AlmasihAscension Day2026-05-14

Hari Lahir PancasilaPancasila Day2026-06-01

Hari Ulang Tahun Kemerdekaan Republik IndonesiaIndependence Day2026-08-17

Hari Raya NatalChristmas Day2026-12-25

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalJakarta

Population267,663,435

CurrencyIDR

Languagesid,en,nl,jv

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◎Jakarta8,540,121 residents ◎Surabaya3,018,022 residents ◎Bekasi2,648,272 residents ◎Bandung2,528,163 residents ◎Medan2,486,283 residents ◎Depok2,163,635 residents ◎Tangerang1,927,815 residents ◎Palembang1,801,367 residents ◎Semarang1,694,740 residents ◎Makassar1,474,393 residents ◎South Tangerang1,429,529 residents ◎Batam1,296,960 residents ◎Jepara1,257,912 residents ◎Pekanbaru1,167,599 residents ◎Bandar Lampung1,166,066 residents ◎Bogor1,078,351 residents ◎Padang942,938 residents ◎Malang889,359 residents ◎Samarinda865,306 residents ◎Tasikmalaya770,839 residents ◎Serang735,651 residents ◎Balikpapan695,287 residents ◎Pontianak686,019 residents ◎Situbondo685,967 residents ◎Denpasar670,210 residents ◎Banjarmasin657,663 residents ◎Jambi City635,101 residents ◎Cimahi581,994 residents ◎Surakarta526,870 residents ◎Kupang474,801 residents ◎Cilegon470,378 residents ◎Manado458,582 residents ◎Mataram441,147 residents ◎Jayapura410,852 residents ◎Bengkulu397,321 residents ◎Palu389,959 residents ◎Yogyakarta375,699 residents ◎Sukabumi365,735 residents ◎Cibinong363,424 residents ◎Kendari351,085 residents ◎Dumai349,389 residents ◎Ambon347,288 residents ◎Cirebon344,851 residents ◎Pekalongan324,564 residents ◎Palangkaraya318,247 residents ◎Percut311,063 residents ◎Karawang307,880 residents ◎Kediri301,424 residents ◎Jember298,585 residents ◎Tegal297,173 residents ◎Banjarbaru293,332 residents ◎Cileungsir289,833 residents ◎Binjai279,302 residents ◎Pematangsiantar279,198 residents ◎Banda Aceh267,962 residents ◎Pasarkemis263,289 residents ◎Cilacap256,996 residents ◎Tarakan255,310 residents ◎Singkawang253,812 residents ◎Padangsidempuan243,843 residents ◎Probolinggo243,746 residents ◎Toli-Toli242,783 residents ◎Lubuklinggau234,166 residents ◎Purwokerto230,235 residents ◎Tanjung Pinang227,663 residents ◎Pangkalpinang226,297 residents ◎Batu225,408 residents ◎Bitung225,134 residents ◎Klungkung223,720 residents ◎Sorong219,958 residents ◎Citeureup214,668 residents ◎Pasuruan213,469 residents ◎Loa Janan212,816 residents ◎Ternate210,836 residents ◎Banjar209,791 residents ◎Ciputat207,858 residents ◎Ciampea207,212 residents ◎Gorontalo205,390 residents ◎Madiun202,544 residents ◎Rengasdengklok201,463 residents ◎Lhokseumawe200,876 residents ◎Sumedang200,000 residents ◎Salatiga198,971 residents ◎Sawangan197,170 residents ◎Bontang194,606 residents ◎Padalarang193,114 residents ◎Curug191,406 residents ◎Tanjungbalai190,935 residents ◎Labuan Bajo188,724 residents ◎Palopo184,961 residents ◎Pemalang184,149 residents ◎Langsa184,016 residents ◎Lembang183,130 residents ◎Singosari182,656 residents ◎Metro182,293 residents ◎Purwakarta179,233 residents ◎Teluknaga175,155 residents ◎Cianjur174,587 residents ◎Pamulang174,557 residents ◎Cikupa174,041 residents

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