Riau Islands

The Riau Islands, officially the Republic of the Riau Islands (Batak: Republik ni Riau Pulo; Dutch: Republiek van de Riau Eilanden) is a country in , situated in the . It comprises a total of 1,796 islands scattered between Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, and Borneo including the Riau Archipelago.
The country has population of approximately 5 million people, making it the in Asia. With area of 8,201.72 km2, it's the in Asia.
The largest city of the Riau Islands is , while the nation's capital is only the 3rd biggest city in the country.
Riau is a divided into 5 regencies and 2 cities. Riau is a member of and multiple other organisations.
==History==
==Geography==
The total area of the Riau Islands is 8,201.72 km2 (3,166.70 sq mi) (3,166.70 sq miles). 96% of the total area of the Riau Islands encompasses of ocean and only 4% of it is encompasses of land . The Riau Islands share a maritime border with Vietnam and Cambodia to the north, Indonesia to the south, East Malaysia and Brunei in the east and Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and mainland Riau in the west.
==Politics==
===Government===
The Riau Islands have been a since declaration of the republic in 1922. Current president of the country is Ansar Ahmad, elected in 2021 for his first 4-year presidency.
The Riau Islands operate a .
===Administrative divisions===
Regencies of the Riau Islands
Name 	Capital 	Map
Bintan Regency 	Bandar Seri Bentan 	
Karimun Regency 	Tanjung Balai Karimun	
Kepulauan Anambas Regency	Tarempa 	
Lingga Regency 	Daik 	
Natuna Regency 	Ranai 	
Batam 	- 	
Tanjung Pinang 	- 	
==Demographics==
===Ethnic groups===
===Religion===
==National symbols==
===Flag===
	Colours used	Colours used	Colours used	Colours used
	Scheme 	Red 	Blue 	White
	HEX 	#FF0000 	#000080 	#FFFFFF
	RGB 	255, 0, 0 	0, 0, 128 	255, 255, 255
	HSV 	0, 100, 100 	240, 100, 50	0, 0, 100
	Example 	 	 	
Category:Nations
Category:Nations in Asia
Category:Island Nations