Map of Indonesia

Location: Definition Field Listing
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Geographc Coordinates: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
5 00 S, 120 00 E
Map references: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
Southeast Asia
Area: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 1,919,440 sq km
land: 1,826,440 sq km
water: 93,000 sq km
Area - comparative: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
slightly less than three times the size of Texas
Land boundaries: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
total: 2,830 km
border countries: Timor-Leste 228 km, Malaysia 1,782 km, Papua New Guinea 820 km
Coastline: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
54,716 km
Maritime claims: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Terrain: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains
Elevation extremes: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Puncak Jaya 5,030 m
Natural resources: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver
Land use: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
arable land: 11.03%
permanent crops: 7.04%
other: 81.93% (2005)
Irrigated land: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
45,000 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
2,838 cu km (1999)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
total: 82.78 cu km/yr (8%/1%/91%)
per capita: 372 cu m/yr (2000)
Natural hazards: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
occasional floods, severe droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, forest fires
Environment - current issues: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
deforestation; water pollution from industrial wastes, sewage; air pollution in urban areas; smoke and haze from forest fires
Environment - international agreements: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
Geography - note: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
archipelago of 17,508 islands (6,000 inhabited); straddles equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean


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