Outline of Indonesia

Last updated December 17, 2025

The Flag of Indonesia

The National emblem of Indonesia

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An enlargeable map of the Republic of Indonesia (excluding North Kalimantan, Riau Islands, West Papua, and West Sulawesi) Un-indonesia.png — An enlargeable map of the Republic of Indonesia (excluding North Kalimantan, Riau Islands, West Papua, and West Sulawesi)

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Indonesia:

General reference

Pronunciation: /ˌɪndəˈniːʒə,-ziə,-ʃə/ ^[2]^[3]
Common English country name: Indonesia
Official English country name: The Republic of Indonesia
Common endonym(s): Indonesia
Official endonym(s): Republik Indonesia
Adjectival(s): Indonesian
Etymology: Names of Indonesia
International rankings of Indonesia
- Largest archipelagic state
- Fourth most populous country
- Fifteenth largest country
ISO country codes: ID, IDN, 360
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:ID
Internet country code top-level domain: .id
ISD: +62

Geography of Indonesia

Indonesia is: an equatorial megadiverse island country
Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator
- Eurasia (though not on the mainland)
  - Asia
    - Southeast Asia
      - Maritime Southeast Asia
- Oceania (part of New Guinea)
- Between:
  - Indian Ocean
  - Pacific Ocean
- Time zones:
  - East Indonesian Time (UTC+09)
  - Central Indonesian Time (UTC+08)
  - West Indonesian Time (UTC+07)
- Extreme points of Indonesia
  - High: Puncak Jaya on New Guinea 4,884 m (16,024 ft) – highest point on any ocean island
  - Low: Indian Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries

Malaysia

Papua New Guinea

East Timor

Environment of Indonesia

Natural geographic features of Indonesia

Beaches in Indonesia
Glaciers of Indonesia
Islands of Indonesia
- Sumatra Island – also spelled Sumatera, the sixth largest island in the world, largest island entirely in Indonesia
- Borneo Island – known locally as Kalimantan, the third largest island in the world
- New Guinea Island – also spelled Nugini, known locally as Papua, the second largest island in the world
- Java Island – the most populated island in the world, the thirteenth largest island in the world
- Celebes Island – known locally as Sulawesi, the eleventh largest island in the world
Lakes of Indonesia
Rivers of Indonesia
Volcanoes in Indonesia
List of World Heritage Sites in Indonesia

Regions of Indonesia

Ecoregions of Indonesia

Administrative divisions of Indonesia

38 provinces of Indonesia (including six special autonomous provinces)
- 98 cities of Indonesia (including five special administrative cities)
- 415 regencies of Indonesia (including one special administrative regency)
  - 7,252 districts of Indonesia
    - 8,488 urban villages of Indonesia
    - 74,953 rural villages of Indonesia

Provinces of Indonesia

The provinces of Indonesia and their capitals, arranged by island or island group, are:
(Indonesian name in brackets where different from English)
† indicates provinces with Special Status

Sumatra
- Aceh ^† - Banda Aceh
- North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) - Medan
- West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat) - Padang
- Riau - Pekanbaru
- Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau) - Tanjung Pinang
- Jambi - Jambi (city)
- South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan) - Palembang
- Bangka Belitung Islands (Kepulauan Bangka Belitung) - Pangkal Pinang
- Bengkulu - Bengkulu (city)
- Lampung - Bandar Lampung
Java
- Jakarta ^† - Jakarta
- Banten - Serang
- West Java (Jawa Barat) - Bandung
- Central Java (Jawa Tengah) - Semarang
- Special Region of Yogyakarta ^† (Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta) - Yogyakarta (city)
- East Java (Jawa Timur) - Surabaya
Lesser Sunda Islands
- Bali - Denpasar
- West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat) - Mataram
- East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur) - Kupang
Kalimantan
- West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat) - Pontianak
- Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah) - Palangka Raya
- South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan) - Banjarmasin
- East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur) - Samarinda
- North Kalimantan (Kalimantan Utara) - Tanjung Selor
Sulawesi
- North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara) - Manado
- Gorontalo - Gorontalo (city)
- Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah) - Palu
- West Sulawesi (Sulawesi Barat) - Mamuju
- South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan) - Makassar
- Southeast Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) - Kendari
Maluku Islands
- Maluku - Ambon
- North Maluku (Maluku Utara) - Sofifi
Papua
- West Papua ^† (Papua Barat) - Manokwari
- Central Papua ^† (Papua Tengah) - Wanggar
- South Papua ^† (Papua Selatan) - Salor
- Southwest Papua ^† (Papua Barat Daya) - Sorong
- Highland Papua ^† (Papua Pegunungan) - Jayawijaya
- Papua ^† - Jayapura

Cities of Indonesia

Capital of Indonesia: Jakarta

Regencies of Indonesia

Demography of Indonesia

Climates of Indonesia

History of Indonesia

Prehistoric Indonesia

Indonesian monarchies

Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms

Srivijaya (3rd–14th century)
Tarumanagara (358–723)
Sailendra (8th–9th century)
Kingdom of Sunda (669–1579)
Kingdom of Mataram (752–1045)
Pagaruyung Kingdom (1347–1833)
Kediri (1045–1221)
Singhasari (1222–1292)
Majapahit (1293–1500)

Islamic sultanates

Ternate Sultanate (1257–1914)
Malacca Sultanate (1400–1511)
Cirebon Sultanate (1445–1677)
Sultanate of Demak (1475–1518)
Aceh Sultanate (1496–1903)
Pagaruyung Kingdom (1500-1825)
Johor-Riau Sultanate (1511-1911)
Banten Sultanate (1526–1813)
Mataram Sultanate (16th century to 18th century)

References

1 2 "Indonesia". The World Factbook . United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
↑ "Indonesia". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28.
↑ "Indonesia". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary . Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2016-01-21.

External links

Geography

Wikimedia Atlas of Indonesia

Indonesia travel guide from Wikivoyage

Government

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[CIA_World_Factbook-1] 1 2 "Indonesia". The World Factbook . United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

[2] "Indonesia". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28.

[3] "Indonesia". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary . Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2016-01-21.

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