# Indonesia

Indonesia

sovereign state, archipelagic state, constitutional republic, island country, country| Part of | MIKTA, United Nations, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation  |
| Year dem found am | 17 August 1945  |
| Ethnic group | Indonesians  |
| Participant insyd | ASEAN cable system, Renville Agreement  |
| Dey archive for | National Archives of Indonesia  |
| Dem name after | Indian subcontinent  |
| Official language | Indonesian  |
| Anthem | Indonesia Raya  |
| Culture | culture of Indonesia  |
| Motto | Bhinneka Tunggal Ika  |
| Motto text | Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, Wonderful Indonesia, Yr Hyfryd Indonesia  |
| Continent | Asia  |
| Country | Indonesia  |
| Capital | Jakarta  |
| Located in or next to body of water | Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, South China Sea, Celebes Sea, Arafura Sea  |
| Coordinate location | 2°0′0″S 118°0′0″E  |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 9°7′37″S 141°1′10″E  |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 5°54′0″N 95°13′12″E  |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 11°0′27″S 122°52′29″E  |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 5°43′26″N 95°0′40″E  |
| Highest point | Puncak Jaya  |
| Lowest point | Indian Ocean  |
| Government ein basic form | republic, presidential system  |
| Office held by head of state | President of Indonesia  |
| State ein head | Prabowo Subianto  |
| Office head of government hold | President of Indonesia  |
| Government ein head | Prabowo Subianto  |
| Executive body | Government of Indonesia  |
| Legislative body | People's Consultative Assembly  |
| Highest judicial authority | Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia  |
| Central bank | Bank Indonesia  |
| Currency | rupiah  |
| Driving side | left  |
| Electrical plug type | Europlug, Schuko  |
| Studied by | indonesiology  |
| Dema official website |   |
| Hashtag | Indonesia  |
| Top-level Internet domain | .id  |
| Main regulatory text | Constitution of Indonesia, Law of the Republic of Indonesia  |
| Flag | flag of Indonesia  |
| Coat of arms | Emblem of Indonesia  |
| Geography of topic | geography of Indonesia  |
| Get characteristic | partly free country  |
| History of topic | history of Indonesia  |
| ‎most populous urban area | Jakarta  |
| Railway traffic side | right  |
| Open data portal | Indonesian Data in One Portal  |
| Economy of topic | economy of Indonesia  |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Indonesia  |
| Mobile country code | 510  |
| Country calling code | +62  |
| Trunk prefix | 0  |
| Emergency phone number | 112  |
| GS1 country code | 899  |
| Vehicle registration plate code | RI  |
| Maritime identification digits | 525  |
| Unicode character | 🇮🇩  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Indonesia  |

**Indonesia**, officially de **Republic of Indonesia**, be a country insyd Southeast Asia den Oceania, between de Indian den Pacific oceans. E dey comprise over 17,000 islands, wey dey include Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, den parts of Borneo den New Guinea, Indonesia be de world ein largest archipelagic state den de 14th-largest country by area, at 1,904,569 square kilometres (735,358 square miles). Plus over 280 million people, Indonesia be de world ein fourth-most-populous country den de most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, de world ein most populous island, be home to more dan half of de country ein population.

Indonesian society dey comprise hundreds of ethnic den linguistic groups, plus Javanese be de largest. De nation ein identity be unified under de motto *Bhinneka Tunggal Ika*, dem define by a national language, cultural den religious pluralism, a history of colonialism den rebellion against am. A newly industrialised country, Indonesia ein economy dey rank as de world ein 16th-largest by nominal GDP den de 7th-largest by PPP. As de world ein third-largest democracy den a middle power insyd global affairs, de country be a member of chaw multilateral organisations, wey dey include de United Nations, World Trade Organization, G20, MIKTA, BRICS den a founding member of de Non-Aligned Movement, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, East Asia Summit, APEC den de Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

## Demographics

| Largest cities insyd Indonesia

2023 BPS estimate |
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| Rank | Name | Province | Pop. | Rank | Name | Province | Pop. |
| 1 | Jakarta | *Special Capital Region* | 11,135,191 | 11 | South Tangerang | Banten | 1,429,529 |
| 2 | Surabaya | East Java | 3,017,382 | 12 | Batam | Riau Islands | 1,294,548 |
| 3 | Bandung | West Java | 2,579,837 | 13 | Pekanbaru | Riau | 1,138,530 |
| 4 | Medan | North Sumatra | 2,539,829 | 14 | Bogor | West Java | 1,137,018 |
| 5 | Bekasi | West Java | 2,526,133 | 15 | Bandar Lampung | Lampung | 1,073,451 |
| 6 | Depok | West Java | 1,967,831 | 16 | Padang | West Sumatra | 939,851 |
| 7 | Tangerang | Banten | 1,927,815 | 17 | Malang | East Java | 885,271 |
| 8 | Palembang | South Sumatra | 1,781,672 | 18 | Samarinda | East Kalimantan | 868,499 |
| 9 | Semarang | Central Java | 1,699,585 | 19 | Tasikmalaya | West Java | 761,080 |
| 10 | Makassar | South Sulawesi | 1,477,861 | 20 | Denpasar | Bali | 670,210 |

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