The Republic of Indonesia is located in Southeast Asia, on the island of Java and a few smaller adjacent islands. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Malacca Strait to the north, the Indian Ocean to the west, and the Flores Sea to the south. Indonesia encompasses a total area of 1,904,569 square kilometers (735,358 square miles), making it the world’s largest island country and the sixth-largest country in the world by total area.