Indonesia: Geography#
| Location | Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 5 00 S, 120 00 E -5.0,120.0 |
| Area | total: 1,904,569 sq km land: 1,811,569 sq km water: 93,000 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 1904569 DBpedia: 1904568 Geoname: 1919440 Infoplease: 1919440 Britannica: 1910931 Wolfram: 1905000 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 2,958 km border countries: Timor-Leste 253 km, Malaysia 1,881 km, Papua New Guinea 824 km |
| Coastline | 54,716 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Puncak Jaya 4,884 m |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Puncak Jaya 4884 m; Puncak Mandala 4760 m; Puncak Trikora 4750 m; Puncak Yamin 4087 m; Mount Kerinchi 3800 m According to Geonames: Gunung Kerinci 3805 m; Mount Rinjani 3726 m; Gunung Semeru 3676 m; Gunung Sanggar 3564 m; Buntu Rantemario 3478 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Terrain | mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains |
| Natural Hazards | occasional floods; severe droughts; tsunamis; earthquakes; volcanoes; forest fires volcanism: Indonesia contains the most volcanoes of any country in the world - some 76 are historically active; significant volcanic activity occurs on Java, Sumatra, the Sunda Islands, Halmahera Island, Sulawesi Island, Sangihe Island, and in the Banda Sea; Merapi (elev. 2,968 m), Indonesia's most active volcano and in eruption since 2010, has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Agung, Awu, Karangetang, Krakatau (Krakatoa), Makian, Raung, and Tambora |
| Natural Resource | petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver |
| Land Use | arable land: 12.34% permanent crops: 10.5% other: 77.16% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands |
| Irrigated Land | 67,220 sq km (2005) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 2,019 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | deforestation; water pollution from industrial wastes, sewage; air pollution in urban areas; smoke and haze from forest fires |
| Environment - international agreements | 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 |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Jakarta; Surabaya; Bandung; Bekasi; Medan According to Geonames: Jakarta; Surabaya; Medan; Bandung; Bekasi Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | archipelago of 17,508 islands, some 6,000 of which are inhabited (Indonesia is the world's largest country comprised solely of islands); straddles equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean |